In this latest installment of our very popular “Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?” series, I finally got around to testing GFI’s VIPRE Antivirus 2012. The company claims that it’s the “antivirus that doesn’t slow down your PC” and specifically targets those who are annoyed with the bloated solutions out there. AV-Test [...]
Our series, “Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?” has been a huge hit. We’ve gotten great feedback from all around the world, both from consumers and even some software makers. Now that security companies are releasing their 2012 products, we decided to give this series a complete reboot. After all, it wouldn’t be unfair [...]
In our last podcast about security solutions, we took a deep look into the effect these programs have on PC performance. The TuneUp blog team has since tested some of the most popular security products on the market including Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0, Norton Internet Security 2011, Kaspersky Internet Security 2011, AVG Internet Security 2011, [...]
What price do you pay when it comes to performance after installing a security solution such as Norton Internet Security 2011 or McAfee Internet Security 2011? Is your PC slowing down to a crawl thanks to a plethora of background services and real-time protection? This is the ninth blog post in a series that investigates [...]
Security suites are designed to detect and remove threats from PCs. However, by protecting PCs’ file systems and memory in real time, this sort of protection comes at the cost of performance, and many users value performance as much as security protection. This series of blog posts helps you find out which security solutions have [...]
It’s an age-old PC fact: Protection from malware, intruders, hackers, phishing and even spam comes with a loss in performance. We asked ourselves—is this still true in today’s world of super-fast computers? Have security suite makers learned any lessons from the past and reduced the footprint of their products? Over the past several months, we [...]
Antivirus software provider ESET describes its security solution “Smart Security 4” as “High scanning speed with low memory demands ensures your computers does not slow down.” In this blog post, we’ll determine if ESET’s security suite really is that lightweight and will explain what kind of performance impact you can expect. This test is the [...]
You demanded more results from our security solution performance benchmark series, and here they are! If you’re a newcomer, here’s what’s been happening—in January, we kicked off a series of speed tests to measure the impact of antivirus solutions and full-blown security suites on a typical PC. We explore how much security tools affect Windows [...]
As you know, it is essential for Windows users to know their systems are secure; however, the impact security solutions have on PC performance is a big issue. This is why the TuneUp blog team recently conducted a number of benchmarks to compare popular antivirus programs and find out which ones slow down your PC. [...]
We’re continuing with our security solution performance benchmark series. In this fifth blog post, we’ll discuss AVG Internet Security (IS) 2011. (Stay tuned—we’ll also put AVG Free under our microscope in coming weeks.) In case you’re new to our blog, here’s a quick synopsis of our series. Over the past few months we’ve been comparing [...]
