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In my opinion Norton's impact on your pc is slightly higher than ESET's and Avira's. But if you include all major security products in your comparison, Norton certainly belongs to the top performing group.

 

Thank you I may check it out. I'm testing Avira, KIS 2012 Beta and was curious about Norton, even though I'm not a big fan.

Cheers.

 

I cannot tell a difference between Norton Internet Security 2012 Beta and Avira AntiVir Personal on system impact.

 

I agree that Norton indeed sells light products (I said they certainly belong to the top performing group in terms of pc impact), but in my eyes compared to for example Avira and especially ESET it does increase the boot time.

 

imo 2012 is slightly heavier than 2011 was which was slightly heavier then 2010...

 

Since there has only been 1 beta it will be a while before we really know how they compare. Betas usually have debug code in them.

 

Maybe I will wait this one out. Testing Avira and KAS 2012 right now. Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

I have not tested NIS 2010 on this machine and I find NIS 2012 lighter than NIS 2011. In feel (boot time; never noticed an impact after boot) and numbers.

 

New Beta Build: 19.0.0.108 is Now Available (May 5th 2011)
http://community.norton.com/t5/Nort...108-is-Now-Available-May-5th-2011/td-p/447656

 

Re: Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012

Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012 (beta) looks like a very good anti-virus, anti-malware solution suite.

Just by seeing the performance of NIS 2012 in videos against 0-day threats you can tell that it is one of the best products right now:

test by MrXidus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISZODD2kdC8&hd=1

test by languy99
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJF2b9fLWfI&hd=1

test by acafacaa1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLSWaSaua8I&hd=1

test by victorh2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFz-HZCIUY&hd=1


And even the 2011 version of Norton is very good, it is the best protection tool according to AV-comparatives at the moment:

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2011 Whole Product Dynamic Test, "Real World Test" - Overall Results:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/526/avcomparativesdynamicma.png

1. Symantec Norton Internet Security - Blocked: 99,5 %
2. ESET Smart Security - Blocked: 99,3 %
2. BitDefender Internet Security - Blocked: 99,3 %
3. G-Data Internet Security - Blocked: 99,1 %
4. Kasperky Internet Security - Blocked: 99,1 %
5. F-Secure Internet Security - Blocked: 99,0 %
6. Panda Internet Security - Blocked: 98,8 %
7. avast! Internet Security - Blocked: 98,6 %
8. Trendmicro Internet Security - Blocked: 97,8 %
9. Avira Premium Security Suite - Blocked: 97,6 %
10. webroot Internet Security - Blocked: 97,3 %

source:
http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart2.php


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AV-comparatives "Performance Test" (impact of AV on system performance) - winners (December 2010):

1. Sophos
2. Avast
3. Microsoft
4. eScan
5. Symantec
6. F-Secure
7. AVG
8. Avira
9. Trustport
10. Panda
11. ESET
12. G-Data
13. Kaspersky

source:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews/performance-tests


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Virus Bulletin Test history:

- ESET - 67 Pass, 3 Fail from February 1998 (quotient: 22,3)
- Symantec - 55 Pass, 7 Fail from January 1998 (7,9)
- Kaspersky AV - 55 Pass, 19 Fail from January 1998 (2,9)
- F-Secure - 31 Pass, 12 Fail from January 1998 (2,6)
- G-Data - 26 Pass, 11 Fail from November 2000 (2,4)
- Avast - 41 Pass, 23 Fail from January 1998 (1,8 )

source:
http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index

 

Re: Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012

Testing NIS 2012 right now
It feels great nice result from the current tests!
I have now a product key for 14days
How can i renew when my current code expires?

 

Re: Symantec Norton Internet Security 2012

From the Norton Beta Forum:

So, my understanding is you can continue to test the Beta for free until the final version is released.
Norton Beta Center:
http://us.norton.com/beta/

 

Ok, in my opinion norton products are fast, they should perform a better resource usage (lowering their RAM requirements, i am not refering to RAM usage when idle )

 

Nortons 12-14meg of ram usage is too much for you, but you cool using Eset, which user way more than that? Doesn't make any sense.

 

No to go off-topic, but ESET is way lighter on the I/O usage.
Everything is loaded into ekrn.exe in the memory wich is why it uses a little more RAM, and because of that it's very light on the system.

 

He said he is not referring to idle RAM usage, but RAM requirements wich means RAM under full load.

 

not only you, i have same of your problem, when i update norton internet security its fail
but some times i make update and its wokring good ??


whats going on norton internet security ?

 

My peak working set for NIS 2012 is about 160meg. That seems pretty low compared to others I have tested.

 

Why does anyone care how much ram an antivirus uses under "full load"? Do people try to use the computer during a manual full scan? - not a good idea since the AV wants the CPU as well as ram. NIS does a good job of background scanning without impacting system performance.

Can someone give a scenario where the AV ram requirement actually makes a difference other than on old computers with insufficient ram to begin with?

 

Nope.

 

If you buy NIS (Or any other version of Norton), if the version changes to 2012, will they give the update free?

Ex. I bought NIS 2011, before my license ends NIS 2012 is released . . . Do i get the update free or i have to renew?

 

yes. i bought Norton 360 last year and used the license on version 4. when version 5 out i still can use it without any problem.

 

In the past the license from the previous version has always worked for the new version. In fact I've used a license from NIS 2007 for 2010. The new version might not be offered through LiveUpdate though. You may have to download and install the "30 day trial" and then input your key.

 

In the past...version 2010 -> 2011


If you are an existing customer with an active subscription to Norton Internet Security or Norton AntiVirus (2006 or newer), you can update to the latest version for FREE. To do this, simply go to http://updatecenter.norton.com and select Update Me Now.


Source:
http://community.norton.com/t5/Nort...11-and-Norton-AntiVirus-2011-Have/td-p/285962

 

New Beta Build: 19.0.0.117 is Now Available! (May 20th 2011)

Known Issues for build 19.0.0.117 (Updated: May 20th, 2011)