


In response to a query, the manufacturer stated that in the tested version the standard default configuration was still set to immediate validation during download and not after download as is the case with other products. Avast Security did indeed deliver error-free detection, but it slowed down the system in the test procedure by 73 seconds – that is too much.

F-Secure and Intego delayed the test procedure by 21 to 35 seconds. Bitdefender and Sophos Home did just as good a job at detection, but required as much as 6 to 13 seconds more time. All these packages also achieved the 100 percent mark in detection. Those levels are actually unnoticeable in everyday use. The security packages for consumer users from Kaspersky Lab, Trend Micro and Symantec added a load of a mere 1 to 2 additional seconds when copying and downloading.
