CNET 2008 antivirus performance test scores
Once again Kaspersky Anti-Virus earns our Editors' Choice as the best standalone antivirus application we reviewed this year. But, as the performance charts below show, the competition is knocking at the door. In particular, we call out BitDefender Antivirus for making the most gains over the previous year. And while we think Norton Antivirus 2008 offers comparable antivirus protection, it weighs in at 300MB, six times the file size of either Kaspersky or BitDefender on your hard drive. Again, Trend Micro and McAfee hold their own this year, neither rising nor falling with respect to the competition. CA continues to struggle with its place in the consumer market, and Panda pulls up the rear.
iTunes 7 deep-scanning performance
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In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
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Alwil Avast 4.7
270
BitDefender Antivirus 2008
270
Panda Antivirus 2008
270
Norton AntiVirus 2008
271
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008
271
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008
271
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
272
CA Antivirus plus CA Antispyware 2008
273
Microsoft Office peformance
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In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
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CA Antivirus plus CA Antispyware 2008
1191
Panda Antivirus 2008
1355
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008
1393
Alwil Avast 4.7
1426
Norton AntiVirus 2008
1459
BitDefender Antivirus 2008
1502
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
1517
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008
1519
Scan speed
In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
Panda Antivirus 2008
135
BitDefender Antivirus 2008
163
Norton AntiVirus 2008
173
CA Antivirus plus CA Antispyware 2008
187
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008
271
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008
446
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
521
Alwil Avast 4.7
678
Boot speed
In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
In seconds (shorter bars indicate faster performance)
BitDefender Antivirus 2008
28
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7
30
Alwil Avast 4.7
31
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008
31
CA Antivirus plus CA Antispyware 2008
36
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008
38
Panda Antivirus 2008
39
Norton AntiVirus 2008
40
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