Not every program, but the majority take almost forever to install. On average I watch the install process take 30 minutes to install a program. I have another computer with Win XP Pro and the same programs install in less than 1 minute! Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit AMD Phenom 955 3.21 GHZ 6GB RAM...
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/ I have used ESET and Check Point products; neither compares to PCTools Free Firewall. I have four computers, none of which run Anti-malware products. In five years I never had one issue with pop-ups, crashes, or random reboots. Of course I do not visit naughty...