The interface has been optimized for use on touch systems and new support for hardware acceleration should see the products become a little more responsive.
The new builds also offer small improvements in their various protection technologies. The Insight file reputation database will now see more rapid updates, for instance; Insight has also been incorporated into the firewall to "improve the ability to detect and block malicious network activity"; SONAR is able to monitor the behaviour of your applications, even when you’re running in Safe Mode; and the 2013 range are ready to work with the Windows 8 Early Launch Anti-Malware scheme, which means they'll be launched before other boot drivers and so be better able to protect you against rootkits and other low-level malware.
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