Nothing cripples your PC's performance quite like
anti-virus software.
| |
Percent slower |
| |
Boot
|
CPU
|
Disk
|
| Norton Internet Security 2006 |
46% |
20% |
2369% |
| McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8 |
7% |
20% |
2246% |
| Norton Internet Security 2007 |
45% |
8% |
1515% |
| Trend Micro PC-cillin AV 2006 |
2% |
0% |
1288% |
| ZoneAlarm ISS |
16% |
0% |
992% |
| Norton Antivirus 2002 |
11% |
8% |
658% |
| Windows Live OneCare |
11% |
8% |
512% |
| Webroot Spy Sweeper |
6% |
8% |
369% |
| Nod32 v2.5 |
7% |
8% |
177% |
| avast! 4.7 Home |
4% |
8% |
115% |
| Windows Defender |
5% |
8% |
54% |
| Panda Antivirus 2007 |
20% |
4% |
15% |
| AVG 7.1 Free |
15% |
0% |
19% |
Even the better performers in this table would have a
profoundly negative impact on your PC's performance.
Qualified technicians - tuning your system consistently
on a maintenance schedule will give a computer user the
performance edge sought.
Qualified network trained technicians - using industry
recognized techniques and procedures is the only proper way
to tighten network WAN and LAN security.
The point being illustrated is that anti-virus software
creates more performance problems then it purportedly solves
in network security.
The only possible way to 100% avoid malware or viruses is
to disconnect your computer from the internet and never
install pirated software and never except files from anyone
that is connected to the internet.