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Ranked #1 in Overall Performance
How do you measure performance? Passmark Software found 16 different ways. Combine the results and Norton Internet Security performed 65% better than any other security suite tested.*Ranked #1 in Online Threat Detection
Norton Internet Security 2011 received a 100% detection score for the second consecutive year.** Norton does more to protect you by providing superior threat detection.Fastest Scan Speeds
Norton Internet Security 2011 scanned 61% faster and uses 41% less memory than the competitive average.* Norton does more to protect you online without sacrificing performance. 14 Times More Frequent Updates
Norton streams the most frequent updates to your desktop – providing protection from the latest threats about 270 times a day or nearly 14 times more often that its closest competitor.***
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Norton™ Internet Security 2011
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Norton™ AntiVirus 2011
Fast protection that does more to stop viruses and spyware
* PassMark™ Software, "Antivirus, Internet Security and Total Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2009), March, 2009
** AV-Test.org, update frequency of anti-virus software as recorded on Oct. 9, 2008
* Overall performance rating based on combined score of benchmark tests for 16 different performance metrics. Source: PassMark Software, “Anti-Virus and Internet Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2010),” July 2010
http://www.passmark.com/AVReport
** Dennis Labs report results found at:
http://www.dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/symantec/DTL_PCVirusProtection2010_2.pdf Source: #1 in thread detection is supported by Dennis Test Labs July 20, 2010 report.
*** Source: AV Test results Feb. 2010.