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Norton Performance Challenge

Does your security software measure up?

Take the Performance Challenge and see how our products stack up to the industry.

No one likes a sluggish computer. So we designed Norton™ Internet Security 2010 to be the fastest and lightest security suite you can buy.*

38% Faster Total Performance

How do you measure performance? PassMark Software found 16 different ways. Combine the results and Norton Internet Security 2010 performs better than any other security suite tested.*

61% Faster Scan Speed

Norton Internet Security 2010 scanned for malware faster than any other product tested – 61% faster than the competitive average.*

70% Less Memory

Norton Internet Security 2010 uses close to half the memory of its closest competitor – and a whopping 70% less memory than used by the average Internet security suite.*

6 Times More Frequent Updates

Norton streams updates to your desktop – providing protection from the latest threats over 260 times a day – or nearly 6 times more often than its closest competitor.**

Norton 360™ Version 3.0

Comprehensive, automated anti virus and anti spyware protection
Norton 360 Version 3.0
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Norton™ Internet Security 2010

The fastest virus, spyware, Internet protection you can buy
$69.99
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Norton™ AntiVirus 2010

Winning protection against viruses, spyware and more
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* PassMark™ Software, Internet Security and Total Security Products Performance Benchmarking (2009), September, 2009
** AV-Test.org, update frequency of anti-virus software as recorded on Oct. 9, 2008