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Norton AntiVirus

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Delivers comprehensive security with real-time threat protection against malware, spyware, ransomware, and phishing. Features include smart firewall, password manager, AI-driven virus defense, machine learning file analysis, Intrusion Prevention, Behavior Protection, Proactive Exploit Protection, and Power Eraser.

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  • Mac
  • Windows
2.7 / 5 Avg rating (3)
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  1.  Real-time protection
  2.  AI-Powered
  3.  Firewall

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  • anti-spyware

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Top Negative Comment
undeniably_lizard
Apr 14, 2022
0

Norton is so next-level that you now don't need a malware to do crypto-mining on your computer. They do it themselves! A great 2-in-1 offer: buy av, get crypto miner.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-with-a-cryptominer/

itguy
Dec 18, 2011
0

Use Avast, AVG, Avira or something else,

you will have a nightmare removing installation when you realise it sucks.

UncleNinja
Jan 23, 2010
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As so many other people have said, this is too slow. Get AVG Free instead.

Aaron
Jun 24, 2009
0

I had norton for years and it was always slow, even the newest ones for me have been slow. I much prefer Avast. and a lot of the time Norton never fixed the problem, I would have to download other free programs to fix it. So i do not recommend norton at all.

Lambda
Apr 28, 2009
0

Personally, the latest versions are actually rather sppedy, eating mostly 0% of my overworked CPU when idle.

Brice
Apr 23, 2009
1

Norton AV sucks...memory hog and too expensive. Go with AVG Free or Avast Home Edition. I much prefer Avast.

Trinsec
Apr 16, 2009
0

There is never a good excuse to not use an antivirus, regardless whether you are a 'pro' or not. (In fact, I might just consider you not a pro at all if you don't use one).

That said, you're better off with the top 3 of the antivirus software currently, and none of Norton and McAfee are in that list: Avira, Kaspersky, NOD32.

I used Avira Antivir Personal for a while, and now have paid for Premium because I thought it was good enough and it's saved me quite a few times. It does NOT drain your system resources and leaves you alone pretty much unless it has to act. The good antivirus software does exactly that, not bug you down to hell and beyond. I wish Norton and McAfee would stop being preinstalled and tricking poor unsuspecting customers into paying for them.

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What is Norton AntiVirus?

Norton AntiVirus Plus is a security software that provides real-time threat protection against online and offline threats like malware, spyware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. It uses advanced security technology, including a smart firewall and a password manager for secure site login across multiple platforms. The software uses machine learning to analyze and categorize files as safe or harmful, and uses "emulation" to identify online threats. Norton AntiVirus also includes defenses against viruses and malware, powered by AI and machine learning. It uses an Intrusion Prevention System to analyze incoming network data and block threats, advanced machine learning to scan and remove malware files, Reputation Protection to categorize software application files, Behavioral Protection to block suspicious applications, Proactive Exploit Protection to defend against 'zero-day' attacks, and Power Eraser to detect and remove high-risk applications and malware.

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  • Developed by

    US flagSymantec
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $2 and $5 per month.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 2.7
  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 9 comments and reviews about Norton AntiVirus, and it has gotten 18 likes

Norton AntiVirus was added to AlternativeTo by olaj on Mar 2, 2009 and this page was last updated Mar 18, 2025. Norton AntiVirus is sometimes referred to as Norton.