https://www.av-test.

org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-10/april-
2017/bitdefender-internet-security-21.0-171491/
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-10/april-2016/eset-smart-
security-9.0-161490/
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-10/october-2016/norton-
norton-security-2016-164016/
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/windows-10/august-2018/kaspersky-
lab-internet-security-19-183111/

https://reviewedbypro.com/norton-vs-eset/

System-performance impact and scans

Norton provides better performance results than the market average, as it does not
slow down the system or cause interruptions or lags.

When we tested the resource usage of Norton, the antivirus demonstrated average
results � the boot time was a bit slower in comparison to other products in the
competition; however, it didn�t make a big impact. During the full scan, the
application slowed down the system by 17%, which is not that much considering the
program does a difficult job scanning every corner of the computer.

Norton was also tested by AV-TEST. You can see the results below:

Slowing-down a system while launching popular websites � 10% (19%)

Impact on a system while downloading frequently-used applications � 0% (1%)
Impact on a system while launching standard software applications � 6% (8%)
Impact on a system during the installation of frequently-used applications � 25%
(25%)
Impact while copying of files � 0% (3%)
The full system scan for us took almost an hour and 10 minutes, while the quick
system scan took almost 4 minutes. Users are able to limit scans to the most
dangerous files, then the full system scan will be finished in less than half an
hour.

We have also checked AV-TEST results and noted that ESET demonstrated a pretty
heavy impact on the system. Worth mentioning that ESET did not participate in the
most recent test, so the data is taken from the previous tests:

Slowing down a system when launching popular websites � 8% (13%).

Impact on a system while downloading frequently-used applications � 8% (1%).
Impact on a system while launching standard software programs � 66% (15%)
Impact on a system while installing frequently-used programs � 40% (26%)
Impact on a system while copying files 1% (3%)

Kaspersky 6.0 out of 6.0, as it delivered better results than the industry
average.
Slowing-down when launching popular websites � 17%,
slowing-down download of frequently-used applications � 1%,
slowing-down launch of standard software applications � 12%,
slowing-down installation of frequently-used applications � 18%,
Slower copying of files � 2%.

The first scan took about 30 minutes, the subsequent scans were finished in less
than ten minutes, which is pretty fast. In addition, it quick scan only took about
2 minutes to complete. During the full scan, the OpenOffice tool finished about 30%
slower than the baseline, which is in the middle.

Bitdefender has a light impact on a system and does not drown it. During scans,
there are small system slowdowns that users might not even notice. According to AV-
TEST,

Bitdefender slowed down when launching popular websites by 13%, Slowed down the
download of frequently-used applications by 1%, slowed down the launch of standard
software applications by 8%, slowed down the installation of frequently used
applications by 17%, and slowed down copying of files by 2%.

The first scan took about 50 minutes, but the subsequent scans were completed in
about 5 minutes. Quick scan, just like Kaspersky also took about a couple minutes.

We had no lags or interruptions while scanning our system using the program as it
takes up no more than 9% of RAM memory. The scans are stable and accurate. Users
can perform an initial full system scan, or choose from advanced scanning options �
custom and removable media scans.

Even though an average user is not likely to experience any interruptions using
both programs, Norton wins the performance battle, as it has a lower impact on a
system, lower CPU usage, and great scanning performance.