Our professional experience has shown us that two security software solutions stands out above the rest, and that's either AVG or Kaspersky Anti-Virus. AVG and Kaspersky offers numerous advantages over all other anti-virus and security programs, and both are famous for finding viruses, worms, trojans and spyware that other anti-virus applications leave behind.

Are you using Symantec or McAfee security software?

It is well documented that Norton and McAfee slow down your computer. In fact, they have been shown to be the biggest cause of startup slowdowns... having more affect on startup performance than any other application!

Norton AntiVirus maker Symantec admits that it planted a rootkit in SystemWorks to "keep customers from accidentally deleting files." After Mark Russinovich blew the whistle, Symantec decided that maybe, just maybe, the rootkit wasn't its best idea ever. Read More...

The PC Spy web site ran several tests to determine which applications were doing the most to slow down your Windows system. It came as no surprise that Symantec's security software created the biggest system drag. Read the whole report here...

Once installed, McAfee actually runs more agents and services than any other competing product, consuming even more system resources than Symantec's Norton.