Norton Security is a cross-platform
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suite that provides subscription-based real-time
malware prevention and removal in addition to
identity theft
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protection and
performance tuning
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tools. Other features include a
personal firewall
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,
email spam filtering, and
phishing
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protection. Released on September 23, 2014 as part of Symantec's streamlined Norton line, it replaces the long-running
Norton Internet Security as their flagship antivirus product.
Version history
In 2014, in an effort to streamline its Norton product line, Symantec combined nine standalone Norton products into one all-purpose suite.
Norton Security superseded
Norton Internet Security (and the pre-2019 versions of
Norton 360
Norton 360, developed by Symantec, was an “all-in-one” security suite for the consumer market.
It was first released in 2007, but was discontinued in 2014; its features were carried over to its successor, Norton Security.
In 2019, Symant ...
), with an overlapping release cycle that saw version 22 as the initial release of the former and the final release of the latter. However, version 22 of Norton 360 and Norton Internet Security were updates as opposed to full releases.
In terms of similarities and differences with its predecessors, Norton Security retained all components of Norton Internet Security (including the antivirus, firewall and identity theft components) and added the
optimization tools from Norton 360.
Norton Security is available in three editions: Norton Security Standard with one license (valid for a single device), Norton Security Deluxe with five licenses and Norton Security Premium which offers ten licenses, 25 GB of
hosted online backup, and a premium subscription to Symantec's parental control system.
All editions include protection for Windows, OS X, Android and iOS devices. However, features may vary based on the operating system.
In April 2019, the Norton 360 brand was reinstated, maintaining a similar plan structure but with the addition of VPN and, on the premium tiers,
LifeLock (which was acquired by Symantec in 2017).
System requirements
*Operating Systems Supported
(Norton Security 22.16.0.247 for Windows)
**Microsoft Windows 7 (all versions) with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) or later
**Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (all versions). Some protection features are not available in Windows 8 Start screen browsers.
**Microsoft Windows 10 (all versions).
*Mac Operating Systems (Norton Security 8.8.1 build 76 for Mac)
**macOS 10.10 or later
*Android Operating Systems (Norton Mobile Security 4.5.0 for Android)
**Android 4.1 or later
*iOS Operating Systems (Norton Security 1.1.5 for iOS)
**iOS 10 or later
See also
*
Norton 360
Norton 360, developed by Symantec, was an “all-in-one” security suite for the consumer market.
It was first released in 2007, but was discontinued in 2014; its features were carried over to its successor, Norton Security.
In 2019, Symant ...
*
SONAR
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*
Comparison of antivirus software
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Legend
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References
External links
Official site
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Gen Digital software
Software companies established in 2014
Antivirus software
Proprietary software