Norton 360 Deluxe Review: Powerful Security on Multiple Platforms

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Editors' Choice 4.5 Outstanding this.$refs.template.innerHTML, onCreate: (instance) => this.tippyInstance = instance, onShow: (instance) => { this.escapeHandler = (e) => { if (e.key === 'Escape') instance.hide(); }; window.addEventListener('keydown', this.escapeHandler); }, onHide: (instance) => { if (this.escapeHandler) { window.removeEventListener('keydown', this.escapeHandler); this.escapeHandler = null; } }, onMount: (instance) => { const closeBtn = instance.popper.querySelector('[data-tooltip-close]'); if (closeBtn) closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => instance.hide()); }, }; }, }">   What Our Ratings Mean 5.0 - Exemplary: Near perfection, ground-breaking 4.5 - Outstanding: Best in class, acts as a benchmark for measuring competitors 4.0 - Excellent: A performance, feature, or value leader in its class, with few shortfalls 3.5 - Good: Does what the product should do, and does so better than many competitors 3.0 - Average: Does what the product should do, and sits in the middle of the pack 2.5 - Fair: We have some reservations, buy with caution 2.0 - Subpar: We do not recommend, buy with extreme caution 1.5 - Poor: Do not buy this product 1.0 - Dismal: Don't even think about buying this product Read Our Editorial Mission Statement and Testing Methodologies. The Bottom Line Along with cross-platform protection, cloud-based backup, and a wide range of security tools, Norton 360 Deluxe includes an unlimited VPN and comprehensive parental controls, making it an excellent value for top-notch digital security. Per Year, Starts at $124.99 Protect 5 Devices for $4.17 Per Month on 1 Year Norton 360 Deluxe Plan See It PCMag editors select and review products independently. If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing.

Pros & Cons Award-winning antivirus VPN with no bandwidth or server limits Protection for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS Hosted online storage for backups Effective protection against dangerous and fraudulent websites Powerful, self-sufficient firewall Parental control unavailable on macOS Online backup strictly for Windows Data-broker opt-out system limited While Norton’s standalone antivirus packs plenty of suite-level features, upgrading to Norton 360 Deluxe expands on the collection to protect Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices. This security suite also adds a full-powered cross-platform VPN, a dark web monitoring system, parental controls, and more. Windows users get plenty of bonus components, including webcam protection and 50GB of hosted storage for online backups. The iOS edition is unusually comprehensive and includes VPN features absent on other platforms. For all that you get, Norton 360 Deluxe earns our Editors’ Choice award for cross-platform multi-device security.Pricing: Good Value for Your MoneyA year's subscription to Norton 360 Deluxe lists for $124.99, five dollars more than when last reviewed. The subscription includes five security suite licenses and five VPN licenses for your devices. McAfee Total Protection costs slightly less, $119.99, for five cross-platform licenses. If purchased separately, Norton VPN Standard and Norton Family would cost $79.99 and $49.99 per year, respectively, for a total greater than the cost of the entire suite.Note that while Norton VPN Standard remains available, it has effectively been superseded by Norton VPN Ultimate. While the underlying VPN technology and a worldwide array of servers are the same, VPN Ultimate offers finer control than VPN Standard. In addition, VPN Ultimate includes virtually all the same features as Norton 360, though many are presented in a more hands-off fashion. At $129.99 per year, this suite costs $5 more than Norton 360 Deluxe, but you get 10 device security licenses and 10 VPN licenses.Other competing suites do cost less. G Data Total Security costs $81.95 per year for five licenses, for example, and Trend Micro Maximum Security costs $99.95 per year for five. Still, you don’t get the same comprehensive security coverage with these two or with most competitors. Similar Products

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