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Symantec's Norton 2009 Internal Performance Review: |
Review Date: Sept. 26, 2006
The Good:
Norton AntiVirus 2009 is faster and lighter on system resources than previous versions; includes firewall-like protection; includes enterprise-level antirootkit technology.
The Bad:
Norton AntiVirus 2009 lacks antiphishing protection; although better than last year's, its performance results this year were mixed; the technical support documentation could be more thorough.
The Bottom Line:
By rewriting much of the code, Symantec made Norton AntiVirus 2009 faster and lighter than its 2006 version...
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CNET Rating: Very Good
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Review Date: Sept. 12, 2006
In internal performance tests both Norton AntiVirus 2009 and Norton Internet Security 2009 delivered significant performance enhancements in year-over-year product comparisons in the areas of memory usage, boot time, scan speed, user interface (UI) launch speed, and HTTP download speed. Additionally, Norton Internet Security 2009 outpaced the industry average results in performance tests against nine competitive Internet Security products. Key findings from the internal product performance review include:
- Less Memory Usage – Size of working set memory for Norton Internet Security 2009 is only 10-15MB — approximately 2-3x less than the competitors’ average
- Faster Scans – Norton Internet Security 2009 runs a full scan on a 1GB file set in 2:15 (mm:ss) —faster than the average scan time of 2:49 (mm:ss) for tested competing products. Scans 30-35% faster than Norton Internet Security 2006
- Faster Boot Time – The average boot time impact for tested competing products was 20 seconds —Norton Internet Security 2009 impact was only 14 seconds. Systems boot 5-10% faster than with Norton Internet Security 2006
- Faster UI Response – The user interface in Norton Internet Security 2009 launches in under 1 second (following initial launch), about 2 times faster than the competitor’s average
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