NonStrict Windows Bootup Time Analysis Report

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Kingsoft PC Doctor Team

Kingsoft Security

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Non-Strict Windows Computer Bootup Time Analysis

Part I: Run With Security Software

From Kingsoft PC Doctor Team

Apr. 21th, 2012


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Brief Introduction

Well since the technologies of personal computer devices move on, more and more advanced

hardware devices come to the public; but the operating system and software going fatter and

fatter. Besides the operating system, the software takes more and more hard disk space to

store and, requires huge amount of computer hardware resource for work. It looks like that a

fat guy who need pay more energy to walk/run steadily; similar to software in current days, the

software requires more hardware resources to work properly.

Hardware and software is just two elements which combine d to build computer devices. We

are not able to know how often users update their computer hardware, although there isMoores Law state us the upgrade period of hardware. But we can know the software upgrade

period through information within Internet and, measure software taking how much hardware

resource for working properly.

Recently, we are analyzing the process of booting up Windows operating system. Within the

analysis, we find out there some processes can drive computer bootup speed slow. The reasons

can be concluded in three aspects: Hardware, Operating System, and the Software installed on

computer.

Since we are only software provider, here we could not do any support on hardware but some

effective suggestions. As software provider, we run an analysis on software which would drive

computer bootup slow and; here we have the primary research result on which kind of

software drive a slow bootup.

Within this report, we shall introduce you how about the hardware perform and, how about

the software perform, during the process of booting up computer, in a simple way.


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Contents

About the Test Run With AVG Internet Security Run With avast! Antivirus Free Run With Avira Internet Security Run With Microsoft Security Essentials Run With BitDefender Internet Security 2012 Run with Kaspersky Internet Security 2012

About Kingsoft PC Doctor


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Part I. About the test

1. About the Test

While analyzing what slow down computer bootup speed, we find out security software

significantly slows down Windows computer bootup speed and, make users pay more time to

enter Windows.

During the bootup process, besides processes/services from Windows Operating System, auto-

startup program would slow down bootup speed; meanwhile, the most significant element

which slows down computer bootup speed is process/service from security software.

We detected that there is some process/service from security software would drive a higher I/O

speed on data transfer and, a higher CPU usage rate. So we wonder, how about security

software perform during the bootup process and, if the software really makes users pay moretime to enter Windows.

This is why this research report comes out.

2. About the Test Machine

We want to see how about the performance of bootup on a common computer device which

has normal hardware and common used software installed. So we select a laptop device to run

this test and, present a non-strict analysis report to readers who have interesting on this topic.

Mozilla Thunderbird

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Windows Media Player

Microsoft Office 2007

Software:

Adobe Reader X

Adobe Flash Player 11

Skype (Run with Windows)

Windows Live Messenger (Run with Windows)

Deamon Tools Pro

ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software

Pen and Touch: No

HardDisk: HiTachi 320Gb 5400 rpm

NVIDIA NVS 3100M Graphics 512MB DDR3

Built-in Services:

Thinkpad related Utilities

Brief Introduction to test machine

Hardware:

Intel Core i7 CPU M 620 @2.67 GHz

RAM: 1066M 4.00 GB (3.86 GB usable)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Sp1


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As we have run Windows Performance Analyzer utility (Link Here) on the test machine and, find

out that the bootup time is always in fluctuation in every boot. The fluctuation may be caused

by changes of software which installed on the device. So, we take the test machine reboot for 5

times and set the average time as its normal bootup time.

Below is the average bootup time of test machine:

Sheet 1: Average bootup time of test machine

During the test, we do not take any optimization operation to the test machine and, keep all

auto-start processes/services stay, to make sure the working status of test machine close to a

normal device which is used by normal computer user. (Because that we find out most users

would like to run Skype or Windows Live Messenger and other daily used software

automatically with Windows.)

3, Utilities for the test:

Kingsoft PC Doctor 3.7.0.47

Windows Performance Analyzer

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Test Machine Bootup Time Stastic Sheet

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Part II. Run With AVG Internet Security

Product:

AVG Internet Security 2012

Home User Solution v 2012.0.2127

With the latest update on date of running this test.

About AVG:

AVG was founded in 1991 with the express purpose of protecting people around the world

using the latest in cutting edge security technologies. AVG gained success quickly and is now

recognized as one of the biggest players in the security software market.

Here we will not state anything about how to install or uninstall the AVG Internet Security

software, but only show you the bootup time before & after install the software. Please check

the statistic sheet below.

Sheet 2: Average bootup time after install AVG Internet Security 2012

Within the statistics table above, we can easily find out that bootup time is about 22 seconds

longer than time before install the software. And the two most significant item items are

hardware time and system time. The test machine run smoothly on hardware and system, but

after installed AVG Internet Security 2012, bootup time of the two options has been lengthened.

Please check the comparison chart below which show you the bootup time before and after

install AVG Internet Security 2012.

Software After Install Hardware Time Software Time System Time

AVG Internet Security 2012.0.2127 81 14 50 17

59 12 30 17

55 11 32 12

51 11 22 18

avg. 55 11.33333333 28 15.66666667

Timing Unit: seconds (s) ; first reboot after installation is foreclosed.


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Sheet 3: Bootup time comparison chart I

Meanwhile, we have a monitor sheet from the Windows Performance Analyzer utility which

can tell you what the processes do during the bootup of Windows computer.

Here below is a piece of statistic of average value of processes performance from AVG Interne t

Security 2012. We listed the processes and average value from three times reboot operation.

Sheet 4: Average value of processes from AVG Internet Security in Windows Bootup Process

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Before Install AVG

After Install AVG

Bootup Time Comparison

System Time

Software Time

Hardware Time

Total Bootup Time

Start Time (ms) CPU Time (ms) Read OP Count Write OP Count Read Bytes Write Bytes

avgrsa.exe 15376.33 317 1930 1330.67 130366748 127217

avgcsrva.exe 24471 181.67 14201 1138 6950129.33 49638.67

avgfws.exe 28947.67 1216.33 8845 1848 34653396.67 4686225.33

avgwdsvc.exe 29026 431.33 7056.67 5362.33 6582757 640086.67

avgnsa.exe 32936 1414 531.33 716.67 7729462.33 44432.67

avgemca.exe 33165 46.67 1179.33 864.67 650855 52244

avgidsagent.exe 39207.33 1284 2142.33 355.67 4373354 179195.33

avgcsrva.exe 46949.33 56.67 13520 196.33 6873630.67 12696.33avgtray.exe 52778 228.33 1530.67 1445 2018488 131273.67

Average Value of AVG IS's Processes in Windows Bootup Process


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Here below the monitor sheet of hard disk I/O status of test machine after installed AVG IS,

from Windows Performance Analyzer:

Sheet 5: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (AVG)

Well since the bootup of Windows computer, the security software may start from the early

beginning and, run across the whole process. As we have tested, there are 9 processes startup

with Windows.

As each process work in different function and priority level, the time of start will be different.

Meanwhile, each process has different requirement to hardware resources. Just like the sheet 5

shows.

In additional, normally, security software has a function called Real Time Monitor/Scan. We

have monitored such process may sustain from the early beginning of Windows bootup to the

end of bootup accomplished. Such process may ask more hardware resource and read huge


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amount of data. Simply speaking, such real time monitor process may scan huge amount of files

with the process of Windows bootup.


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Part III. Run With avast! Antivirus Free

Product:

avast! Free Antivirus 2012

Installer version: 7.0.1426


About avast!

AVAST Software leads the security software industry protecting 150,107,324 active users

around the globe by distributing FREE antivirus software that makes no compromises in terms

of protection. Dependable and fast, with a small resource footprint, it often outperforms

competitors paid-for antivirus suites.

Bootup Time Test Run with avast! Free Antivirus

First, please let us show you the average bootup time after install avast! Free Antivirus on the

test machine:

Sheet 6: Average bootup time after install avast! Free Antivirus 2012

We can easily find out that the bootup time is really slow with almost 30 seconds longer than

time without avast! Free Antivirus. Meanwhile, we must notice that the most reason is about

the software time, since the hardware time and system time has a narrow fluctuation. The

software time has been prolonged significantly by avast!.

To get a clear image of bootup time before & after install avast! Free Antivirus; please check the

comparison sheet below:


avast! Free Antivirus 7.0.1426 65 5 53 7

60 5 45 9

56 5 42 9

avg. 60.33333333 5 46.66666667 8.333333333



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Sheet 7: Bootup time comparison chart II

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Before Install avast!

After Install avast!


System Time

Software Time

Hardware Time

Total Bootup Time


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Sheet8: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (avast!)

Within our monitor, there are three processes from avast! Free Antivirus run in Windows

bootup process. The most significant impression is high I/O usage rate from the chart above.

Here, we find out high I/O usage rates can really affect the bootup performance

of Windows computer. This issue is concerned with the hard disk performance

and security software, since we only run this non-strict test on a normal hard

disk.

Well,

Although we have known that the security software would drive a

high I/O usage rate during the boot up process of Windows

computer and, high CPU usage rate. But here we still want to ask:

Does security software really slow down Windows bootup speed?

The question is also what we want to know. For better optimization

task, we decide to test another four famous security software on

the test machine, to see if the security software really slow down

bootup of Windows computer.

Please follow the report and check bootup performance of test

machine with security software installed.


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Part IV. Run With Avira Internet Security

Product:

Avira Internet Security 2012


About Avira:

Avira, a company with over 100 million customers and more than 450 workers, is a worldwide

leading supplier of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. With

more than 25 years of experience, the company is a pioneer in its field.

Bootup Time Test Run with Avira Internet Security 2012

Sheet 9: Average bootup time after install Avira Internet Security 2012


Avira Internet Security 2012 52 5 37 10

61 5 47 9

47 5 33 9

35 7 20 8

avg. 47.66666667 5.666666667 33.33333333 8.666666667



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Sheet 10: Bootup time comparison chart III

Because of processes from Avira Internet Security, we can see, the computer bootup prolonged

almost 10 seconds. This is because of high I/O usage rates and CPU usage rates from processes

of Avira and, the computer identifies the bootup process is not accomplished. So, users should

spend more time for entering the OS.

Sheet 11: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (avast!)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Before Install Avira

After Install Avira


System Time

Software Time

Hardware Time

Total Bootup Time


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From sheet 11, we can find out the bootup process is accomplished around 45s, but there is a

line shows high disk I/O usage. Checking time from 50s to 60s in the time line, we can easily find

out the process from Avira Internet Security takes huge computer hardware resource. If a user

wants to run some software, he/she must wait a longer time to launch such software.

Why? This is only because hardware resource distribution between the security software and

such software. Meanwhile, the user may feel computer run in slow. This is really a bad

experience.

Well, someone may still do not trust what we have presented here.So, please pay some time and patient to read following test we did.


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Part V. Run With Microsoft Security Essentials

Product:

Microsoft Security Essentials x64


About Microsoft Security Essentials:

Use Microsoft Security Essentials to guard against viruses, spyware, and other evil software. It

provides real-time protection for your home or small business PCs.

Microsoft Security Essentials is free* and designed to be simple to install and easy to use. It

runs quietly and efficiently in the background so you don't have to worry about interruptions or

making updates.

Firest, please let us check the average bootup time of Windows Computer after installed

Microsoft Security Essentials:

Sheet 12: Average bootup time after install Microsoft Security Essentials x64

The sheet 12 of average bootup time show us a steady hardware time and system time. (Please

notice that the first reboot will not be foreclosed into our statistics.) But the table shows us a

longer time on launching software.

Why? The reason we find out is a protection service from Microsoft Security Essentials which is

called Microsoft AntiMalware Service. This service is not concerned with software, but the

Windows System. So, while you boot up Windows, this service will enable with the system,

read/write files to hard disk.


Microsoft Security Essentials 69 6 53 10

54 5 41 8

49 5 36 8

49 5 36 8

avg. 50.66666667 5 37.66666667 8



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To know more about what the processes perform during the process of Windows Bootup,

please check the sheet 14.

Sheet 13: Bootup time comparison chart IV

Sheet 14: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (MSE)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Before Install MSE

After Install MSE


System Time

Software Time

Hardware TimeTotal Bootup Time


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Processes from Microsoft Security Essentials seem to run from 10s to 55s on the time line.

What did they do during this time period? Well, maybe they are protecting your computer.


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Part VI. Run With BitDefender Internet Security 2012

Product:

BitDefender Internet Security 2012


About BitDefender:

Bitdefender is the creator of award-winning, internationally certified Internet Security and

Antivirus software. Since its inception in 2001, Bitdefender has continued to raise the bar to set

new standards in proactive threat prevention and virus removal, in many cases leading the way

in the best Internet security detection techniques to prevent the spread of malicious threats.

Well, please let us see how about the test machine perform with Bitdefender Internet Security

2012 installed.

First, let us read the average bootup time after install BitDefender Internet Security:

Sheet 15: Average bootup time after install BitDefender Internet Security 2012

Second, please let us see the comparison sheet of average bootup time before & after install

BitDefender IS on the test machine:


BitDefender Internet Security 2012 68 5 54 9

47 6 33 8

59 5 45 958 5 44 9

avg. 54.66666667 5.333333333 40.66666667 8.666666667



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Sheet 16: Bootup time comparison chart V

It is really clear that we need more time on launching software. This is also why we need pay

more time to entering Windows for work on it.

Sheet 17: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (BitDefender)

It looks very lucky we run the test on Intel Core i7 device. If there is user who run a single core

CPU or an old device, what should he do during such a long time bootup process? BitDefender

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Before Install BitDefender

After Install BitDefender


System Time

Software Time

Hardware Time

Total Bootup Time


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runs high I/O usage rates and CPU usage from the early beginning of boot up Windows

computer.

The huge amount of Read & Write behavior from security software absolutely slows down your

computer from loading other processes.

Well, currently we do not have any idea about how to deal with this issue. It is concerned with

security software, but we could not suggest you to remove such software. If so, it would be a

real fool to providing such a terrible suggestion.

It is good here we do not write such foolish suggestion here.


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Part VII. Run With kaspersky Internet Security 2012

Product:

Kaspersky Internet Security 2012


About Kaspersky:

Kaspersky Lab is one of the fastest growing IT security companies worldwide. Today, it is firmly

positioned as one of the worlds top four leading vendors of endpoint security software.

Kaspersky Lab continues to further improve its market position, demonstrating significant

growth in all regions.

No other words, and only posts you the data we have obtained from the test.

First, please check the average bootup time before & after install Kaspersky Internet Security.

Sheet 18: Average bootup time after install Kaspersky Internet Security 2012


Kaspersky Internet Security 2012 81 6 66 9

55 6 40 9

53 6 39 8

53 5 40 8avg. 53.66666667 5.666666667 39.66666667 8.333333333



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Sheet 19: Bootup time comparison chart VI

Sheet 20: Hard Disk I/O status of Windows computer during bootup process (Kaspersky)

It looks that Kaspersky run smoother than other software. Maybe the vendor has noticed that

the software requires more hardware resource and will slow down the bootup speed and, some

optimization work has been done. But, more terrible, the software still slows down the bootup

speed and makes users pay more time to enter Windows.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Before Install Kaspersky

After Install KasperskySystem Time

Software Time

Hardware Time

Total Boot Time


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