Top 5
Top 5 Security Suites
Product
Summary
Norton Internet Security 2010 is our top-scoring security suite of 2010, thanks to its very good detection of new malware.
Kaspersky IS 2010 makes an excellent choice thanks to its very good malware detection, swift performance, and good interface.
AVG Internet Security 9 provides strong protection against malware, but its interface needs improvement.
Good detection augment its strong behavioral protection, but it lacks some features common in competing suites.
BitDefender Internet Security 2010 offers decent protection at a great price, but its detection of brand new malware lags behind.
PCWorld Rating
92
Superior
91
Superior
85
Very Good
82
Very Good
81
Very Good
Price
2,116
890
1,300
1,890
1,790
Features & Specifications
License Qty
1 PC
1 PC
1 PC
3 PC
1 PC
OS
Windows 7/XP/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7/XP/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7/XP/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows XP ( (32-bit), Windows 7/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows 7/XP/Vista
Browser support
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (32-bit only), Firefox 3.0 and later
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher (for downloading updates)
Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera
Internet Explorer 6 (& above), Firefox 3.0 and higher
Internet Explorer 6.0 (& higher), Firefox 3.0 (& higher)
Support for AntiSpam
Outlook 2002, Express, or later, Windows Mail (spam filtering only)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Min Processor Type
300 MHz Intel Pentium
--
800 MHz Intel Pentium
--
800 MHz Intel Pentium
Min RAM
256 MB
256 MB
256 MB
--
512 MB
HDD Space
300 MB
375 MB
30 MB
--
450 MB
Service & Support Details
Virus definitions update - 1 year
Virus definitions update - 1 year
Virus definitions update - 1 year
Virus definitions update - 1 year
Virus definitions update - 1 year
Performance
Detection rate
98.4%
97.4%
95.4%
96%
96.2% (average)
False positives
0
1
0
1
0
2
6
0
0
4 (worse than average)
Detection of malware files and/or registry values
100%
100%
93%
100%
100%
Removal of all active components
93.3%
86.6%
87%
100%
93% (average)
Removal of all malware components and files
100%
100%
27%
86.7%
40% (average)
Detection of inactive rootkits
93.3%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Detection of active rootkits
100%
100%
100%
100%
93% (average)
Removal of active rootkits
100%
100%
87%
86.7%%
87% (average)
Overall detection (warning) rate
100%
86.7%
100%
93.3%
80% (better than average)
Overall detection and blocking rate
100%
73.3%
100%
93.3%
40% (worse than average)
Overall removal rate
100%
60%
93%
93.3%
7% (worse than average)
PC startup time
50.8 seconds (slower than average)
288 seconds (faster than average)
48.9 seconds (slower than average)
43.1 seconds
43.5 seconds (faster than average)
Time to download 20 Word files
0.76 seconds (faster than average)
50.8 seconds (slower than average)
1.8 seconds (slower than average)
1.4 seconds
1.2 seconds (faster than average)
Word 2007 launch time
4.27 seconds (slower than average)
0.7 seconds (faster than average)
2.64 seconds (faster than average)
5.4 seconds
3.3 seconds (faster than average)
Time to install Microsoft Office 2007
213 seconds (slower than average)
4.27 seconds (slower than average)
235.64 seconds
Time to compress a WinRAR file
501 seconds (slower than average)
213 seconds (average)
455 seconds (faster than average)
443.8 seconds
744 seconds (slower than average)
Time to scan 4500MB of data (on-access scan)
254 seconds (faster than average)
501 seconds (average)
365 seconds (faster than average)
171 seconds
256 seconds (faster than average)
