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Sir Cancelot says: Norton's first year is cheap. Year two is a heist. Windows already has a bouncer, bruv.
Rated by how safe they are to install. Established tools have years of use behind them; early alpha means brand-new.
Built into Windows 10 and 11 with real-time antivirus, firewall and ransomware protection at no extra cost. Nothing to install; it is already on if you have no other antivirus.
Free real-time antivirus for Windows from Bitdefender, rebuilt in 2023. Lightweight, but no firewall, VPN or extras, and it shows upgrade prompts.
Free real-time antivirus with web and email protection. The catch: frequent upsell pop-ups, and Avast was fined by the FTC in 2024 over selling browsing data, so review its privacy settings.
Free real-time antivirus from the same company as Avast, using the same detection engine. Expect upgrade prompts for the paid suite.
Free on-demand scanner that finds and removes malware already on your device. Real-time protection is paid (the free download starts with a premium trial), so pair it with Defender.
Yes. The best free alternatives to Norton 360 are Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Bitdefender Antivirus Free, Avast Free Antivirus, AVG AntiVirus Free and Malwarebytes Free. Each is free to use, and we rate how safe each one is to install.
Norton 360 costs $10.42/mo for the main plan (Norton 360 Standard (renews $94.99/yr; first year $39.99)). Other plans: Norton 360 Deluxe, 5 devices (renews $124.99/yr; first year $49.99) $124.99/yr; Norton 360 with LifeLock Select Plus, 10 devices (renews $189.99/yr; first year $99.99) $189.99/yr. Prices are US list prices checked October 2026.
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