Test 1: Application Launch Time
10 launches of a web browser (Mozilla Firefox) were timed. The average in launch time is shown in the graph below
10 launches of a web browser (Mozilla Firefox) were timed. The average in launch time is shown in the graph below
![Increase in Launch Time after install Antivirus](http://www.raymond.cc/images/AV-Test1-LaunchTime.png)
Test 2: Boot Time Increase
Some reboots were performed and the average boot time is shown in the graph below
Some reboots were performed and the average boot time is shown in the graph below
![Increase in Boot Time after install Antivirus](http://www.raymond.cc/images/AV-Test2-BootTime.png)
Test 3: Idle Memory Usage
Allow the computer to idle for 10 minutes and then the memory reading is being taken.
![Antivirus Memory Usage during Idle](http://www.raymond.cc/images/AV-Test3-IdleMemoryUsage.png)
Test 4: Peak Memory Usage
Allow the computer to idle for 10 minutes and then the peak memory usage is being taken.
![Antivirus Peak Memory Usage](http://www.raymond.cc/images/AV-Test4-PeakMemoryUsage.png)
Test 5: Installation Size
The installation size of each Antivirus program before any updates were downloaded.
![Antivirus Installation File Size](http://www.raymond.cc/images/AV-Test5-InstallSize.png)
If I would to compare between the few giant antivirus brands such as Avast, Avira, Norton and Kaspersky, I’d say that Avast is the best in all. Kaspersky is also light but in the presence of it, Mozilla Firefox takes longer time to open. I think this is because of Kaspersky URL Advisor plugin. If you disable this feature, it will take around 0.84 seconds to lauch.
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