Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2013 (Edition 4)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 3077 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on publicly available consumer antivirus and security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between July 2012 and February 2013. Testing involved 17 different metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2013 (Edition 3)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 2941 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on publicly available consumer antivirus and security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between July 2012 and January 2013. Testing involved 17 different metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2013 (Edition 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 2304 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on publicly available consumer antivirus and security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between July 2012 and November 2012. Testing involved 17 different metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2013 (Edition 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1689 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on publicly available consumer antivirus and internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between July 2012 and August 2012. Testing involved 17 different metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name:Norton Internet Security vs Windows Defender on Windows 8 (Edition 1)
Platforms: Windows 8 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1021 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on Norton Internet Security 2013 and Windows Defender on Windows 8 (Release Preview) in June 2012. Testing included 10 different metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Fast and Effective Endpoint Security for Business 2012 - Edition 1
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Category: Business Security
Report Size: 2.41 MB

The importance of effective security for businesses cannot be understated, with malware damage and costs to businesses escalating every year. With the large amount of software available from many vendors, the challenge for businesses now becomes determining which security solution is the most effective at mitigating the threat of malware, while minimizing implementation cost and impact to existing business functions.
In light of this, PassMark Software presents a comparative analysis on the performance, effectiveness and usability of seven security solutions from some of the world's largest security vendors.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2012 (Edition 4)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1704 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on thirty-eight publicly available consumer antivirus and internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between April 2011 and February 2012. The tests were done using 17 different test metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2012 (Edition 3)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1614 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on thirty-five publicly available consumer antivirus and internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between April 2011 and January 2012. The tests were done using 17 different test metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2012 (Edition 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1401 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on twenty-four publicly available consumer antivirus and internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between April 2011 and November 2011. The tests were done using 17 different test metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name:ESET 5 vs ten competitors (Edition 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Internet Security
Report Size: 1210 KB

PassMark Software conducted performance testing on ESET's new V5 internet security product and 9 other publicly available consumer internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between August 2011 and Sept 2011. The tests were done using 14 selected test metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Report 2012 (Edition 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Consumer Antivirus
Report Size: 1137 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on ten publicly available consumer antivirus and internet security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between April 2011 and August 2011. The tests were done using 17 different test metrics. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Enterprise Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 3)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Enterprise Security
Report Size: 1050 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five, publicly available enterprise endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between September 2010 and July 2011. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Small Business Security
Report Size: 1031 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five publicly available small business endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between September 2010 and July 2011. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: CA Total Defense r12: Product Review
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Category: Enterprise Security
Report Size: 1.40 MB

In August 2010, PassMark Software conducted a standalone product review of the Gold Master release of Total Defense for Endpoint and Gateway r12. This review presents our insight into the features available in r12, as well as our subjective opinions on our experiences configuring and operating CA Total Defense for Endpoint and Gateway r12.

Report Name: Fast and Effective Endpoint Security for Business - Edition 1
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit)
Category: Business Security
Report Size: 2.99 MB

The importance of effective security for businesses cannot be understated, with malware damage and costs to businesses escalating every year. With the large amount of software available from many vendors, the challenge for businesses now becomes determining which security solution is the most effective at mitigating the threat of malware, while minimizing implementation cost and impact to existing business functions.
In light of this, PassMark Software presents a comparative analysis on the performance, effectiveness and usability of seven security solutions from some of the world's largest security vendors.

Report Name: Norton 360 v4 - Startup Manager - Edition 1
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows XP (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Report Size: 578 KB

In February 2010, PassMark Software conducted performance testing to investigate the impact of using Norton's 360 Startup Manager to optimize system boot time on a typical home user's PC. The Startup Manager is a PC tune-up feature in Norton 360 v4 which shows the applications registered to automatically start when the user’s system starts up and allows the user to manage them.

Report Name: Consumer Security Products Performance Benchmarks 2011 (Edition 3)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit))
Category: Consumer Security
Report Size: 2236 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on fourteen Internet Security software products, fourteen AntiVirus software products and five Total Security software products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) between July 2010 and February 2011. This report presents our results and findings as a result of performance benchmark testing conducted for these consumer security products.

Report Name: Enterprise Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Enterprise Security
Report Size: 501 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five, publically available enterprise endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between September 2010 and January 2011. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Small Business Security
Report Size: 444 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five, publically available small business endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition between September 2010 and January 2011. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Performance Benchmarks 2011 (Edition 2)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit))
Category: Consumer Security
Report Size: 2294 KB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on eleven, publically available Internet Security software products and seven antivirus products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit) between July 2010 and Sept 2010. This report includes newly obtained results from these current software products as well as previously obtained benchmark results from last generation software products released in 2010.

Report Name: Enterprise Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Enterprise Security
Report Size: 1.10 MB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five, publically available enterprise endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition in September 2010. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance 2011 (Report 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Category: Small Business Security
Report Size: 1.00 MB

PassMark Software conducted objective performance testing on five, publically available small business endpoint protection security products on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition in September 2010. The overall scores, test descriptions and individual test results are available in this report.

Report Name: Consumer Antivirus Performance Benchmarks 2011 (Edition 1)
Platforms: Windows 7 (64-bit))
Category: Consumer Security
Report Size: 771 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2010 - Edition 4
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security, Anti-Virus and Total Security Software
Report Size: 1.21 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2010 - Edition 3
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-Virus Software
Report Size: 1.21 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2010 - Edition 2
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security Software
Report Size: 652 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2010 - Edition 1
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security Software
Report Size: 583 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2009 - Edition 4
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security, Anti-virus and Total Security Software
Report Size: 2.45 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2009 - Edition 3
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 2.12 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2009 - Edition 2
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 2.12 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2009 - Edition 1
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 1.73 MB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2008 - Edition 2
Platforms: Windows Vista (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 495 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2008 - Edition 3
Platforms: Windows XP (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 516 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.

Report Name: Anti-virus Performance Benchmarks Report 2008 - Edition 2
Platforms: Windows XP (32-bit)
Category: Consumer Security
Products Benchmarked: Internet Security and Anti-virus Software
Report Size: 474 KB

PassMark Software is recognized by consumers and vendors as the industry standard for objectively measuring the impact of anti-malware software on system performance. We publish periodic benchmark reports comparing the performance of software from security vendors catering to both local or global markets. Our reports are a useful resource for consumers and vendors seeking objective analysis on security software performance.