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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 5 – AVG Internet Security 2011)

We’re continuing with our security solution performance benchmark series. In this fifth blog post, we’ll discuss AVG Internet Security (IS) 2011. (Stay tuned—we’ll also put AVG Free under our...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?

As you know, it is essential for Windows users to know their systems are secure; however, the impact security solutions have on PC performance is a big issue. This is why the TuneUp blog team recently...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 6 – McAfee Internet Security...

You demanded more results from our security solution performance benchmark series, and here they are! If you’re a newcomer, here’s what’s been happening—in January, we kicked off a series of speed...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 7 – ESET Smart Security 4)

Antivirus software provider ESET describes its security solution “Smart Security 4” as “High scanning speed with low memory demands ensures your computers does not slow down.” In this blog post, we’ll...

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Performance Shoot-Out: Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?

It’s an age-old PC fact: Protection from malware, intruders, hackers, phishing and even spam comes with a loss in performance. We asked ourselves—is this still true in today’s world of super-fast...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 8 – Avast Internet Security 6)

Security suites are designed to detect and remove threats from PCs. However, by protecting PCs’ file systems and memory in real time, this sort of protection comes at the cost of performance, and many...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 9 – F-Secure Internet Security...

What price do you pay when it comes to performance after installing a security solution such as Norton Internet Security 2011 or McAfee Internet Security 2011? Is your PC slowing down to a crawl thanks...

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The Findings: Security Solutions’ Impact on PC Speed

In our last podcast about security solutions, we took a deep look into the effect these programs have on PC performance. The TuneUp blog team has since tested some of the most popular security products...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 10 – BitDefender Internet...

Our series, “Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?” has been a huge hit. We’ve gotten great feedback from all around the world, both from consumers and even some software makers. Now that security...

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Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC? (Part 11 – VIPRE Antivirus 2012)

In this latest installment of our very popular “Do Security Solutions Slow Down Your PC?” series, I finally got around to testing GFI’s VIPRE Antivirus 2012. The company claims that it’s the “antivirus...

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