Fastest PC security software revealed by PassMark

Which brand would you trust the most with your computer security?

  • Norton

    Votes: 6 5.2%

  • ESET

    Votes: 20 17.4%

  • Avast

    Votes: 15 13.0%

  • McCafee

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • Trend Micro

    Votes: 4 3.5%

  • BitDefender

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • Kaspersky

    Votes: 12 10.4%

  • AVG

    Votes: 5 4.3%

  • Microsoft

    Votes: 38 33.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 13 11.3%
  • Total voters
    115
I prefer "thorough" over "fast", any day of the week and twice on a Sunday. Hang on, that didn't sound quite right!
 
I have used Norton internet security 2011 and i must admit it is the best internet security package i have used in terms of speed. It is very light on resources so +1 to norton (Never thought i would ever say that lol).
 
Wish they would just stop building virus's, malware etc. Then again, who is checking up on Micro$oft.
 
My guess is that this is the only study - or one of very few - that scores Norton at the top. From past experience I will not use Norton. I find MSE to be very good ... and it is free. After MSE I'll go for Kaspersky.
 
BeVonk! said:
My guess is that this is the only study - or one of very few - that scores Norton at the top. From past experience I will not use Norton. I find MSE to be very good ... and it is free. After MSE I'll go for Kaspersky.
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Yeah, I had endless troubles with Norton. Was extremely slow and caused many problems to the computer.
MSE is great for me, pretty low on resources and very effective (for a free product).
 
NOD32
Kaspersky
Microsoft Security Essentials.

I wouldn't consider anything else at this stage in history.
 
Did anyone else notice that the scripts were supplied by symantec....

same company that makes norton....

i smell a fake/rigged test.
 
PassMark stated that Symantec funded the production of the report and supplied some of the test scripts.
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By chance Norton gained top scores...

@RPM: State up front when you publish advertorials. This website, and your credibility, is worth a hell of a lot more than you might think.
 
mister said:
Norton is only fast because it uses all of your ram!
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That is strange. Norton 360 Version 5 is only using 20 megs of RAM at the moment and yet my computer is running fast and beautifully.

Norton products were rubbish a few years ago but the 2010 and 2011 products have been superb.
 
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