Rank This Month	Rank Last Month	Title	Publisher	Avg. Sale Price
1	1	Norton Antivirus 2005	Symantec	$35
2	7	Spy Sweeper Tech Bench	Webroot	$13
3	2	MS Office 2003 Student/Teacher Ed	Microsoft	$129
4	5	Norton Internet Security 2005	Symantec	$67
5	6	Norton Internet Security 2005/Password Manager 2004 Bundle	Symantec	$40
6	8	Norton Antivirus 2005 Upgrade	Symantec	$30
7	3	Battlefield 2	Electronic Arts	$48
8	10	Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Ed Upgrade	Symantec	$41
9	9	World Of Warcraft	Vivendi Universal	$48
10	12	Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Ed	Symantec	$70
11	13	MS Windows XP Home Ed Upgrade	Microsoft	$94
12	--	Roller Coaster Tycoon 3	Atari	$29
13	11	Guild Wars	NCsoft	$49
14	4	Spy Sweeper	Webroot	$27
15	14	Norton Personal Firewall 2005	Symantec	$4
16	--	Dungeon Siege 2	Microsoft	$50
17	19	Norton System Works 2005 Upgrade	Symantec	$40
18	17	VirusScan 9.0	McAfee Inc.	$41
19	18	Norton System Works 2005	Symantec	$63
20	16	The Sims 2	Electronic Arts	$49

Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld, for August, 2005

Webroot Takes Root

Watch out Norton: There's a new anti-spy software moving up the bestseller list. Spy Sweeper Tech Bench from closely-held Webroot became the second-best selling retail software in August -- leaping from the No. 7 spot in July, according to the NPD Group. The popularity surge might have had something to do with the software's $13 price tag -- the second lowest among the top 20 titles. Still, Symantec's dominant market position is unwavering. Its Norton Antivirus 2005 held onto the top spot and other Symantec titles snagged five of the top ten slots.

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Posted: 11/9/05