60 TECH ADVISOR • MARCH 2020SECURITY SPECIAL
September 2018 Malware Protection test with nearly
12,000 samples, Norton 22.15 scored a 99.9 percent
online detection rate, a 100 percent online protection
rate, and a pretty abysmal 81.5 percent offline
protection rate. It also had 47 false alarms.
For our performance tests, Norton improved
performance slightly. The PC Mark 8 work conventional
test went from 2,467 without Norton installed to 2,555
after a full system scan. Bigger is better in this test.
Forourfileconversiontest,I usedan8GBHD
MKVvideo file, converting it to the Android tablet
preset with Handbrake. Without Norton installed,
thePCfinishedthejobin twohoursand 35 minutes.
Afterafull system scan with Norton, that time actuallyNorton Security Premium’s
scanning options