Webroot® once again outperformed competitors in its latest round of testing by the performance benchmarking firm PassMark for February, 2023. In taking the highest score in the category, Webroot beat out competitors including BitDefender
, McAfee®, Norton, and ESET® security products.
PassMark® Software Party, Ltd. specializes in “the development of high quality performance benchmarking solutions as well as providing expert independent IT consultancy services to clients ranging from government organizations to major IT heavyweights.”
For this report, the company conducted objective testing of nine endpoint security products, including Webroot® SecureAnywhere Internet Security with Antivirus. Tests measured efficacy and performance in 15 categories including:
- Scan TimeScheduled scan timeInstallation sizeInstallation timeRegistry Key addedBoot timeUse interface launch timeChrome Launch TimeMemory Usage during System IdleMemory Usage during Initial ScanBrowse timeFile Copy, Move and DeleteFile Format ConversionFile Compression and DecompressionFile Write, Open and Close
The table below shows overall scores achieved by the tested products, with a score of 100 being an ideal product achieving the highest possible score in each of the selected test metrics. Antivirus products have been ranked by their overall scores:
The overall scores above are only part of the story. Here’s some additional findings:
- Security scans 6x faster than average competitor21x faster to install than average competitorTaking up 50x less space than average competitor (on hard drive)Uses 4 times less memory than average competitor (RAM, during system idle and initial scan)Fastest PC boot time compared with competitors
Not only did Webroot ranked first overall, but it also did in 7 specific benchmarks:
- Scheduled scan timeInstallation sizeInstallation timeRegistry Key addedBoot timeMemory Usage during Initial ScanFile Write, Open and Close
Why is this important?
Enjoying your digital life to the fullest means you can stay safe online and leverage the full power of your devices and your connections without security getting in the way. Choosing a comprehensive Internet Security solution that has little to no impact on your device’s performance helps you ensures you can work, shop, bank, play, connect, stream online without worry!
For more, check out the PassMark report.
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