Norton 360 Deluxe is considerably cheaper than Bitdefender, even with the discounts both offer on their website. In terms of price point, Norton 360 Deluxe and Bitdefender Premium Security are very different. Bitdefender was founded in Romania in 2001 and works with government organizations, enterprises, and consumers across over 150 countries, protecting half a billion users worldwide. Avast had already finished syncing the Avast and AVG cloud and behavioral monitoring technology.Ĭompared to Norton, Bitdefender is a newbie to the world of cybersecurity. This means Norton could soon implement the best bits from all three of these companies. In December 2020, it announced the acquisition of Avira antivirus, and in August 2021, it announced that it would be acquiring Avast, which itself acquired AVG a few years prior. Norton has become a global leader in consumer cybersecurity, helping secure the devices and online privacy of nearly 50 million consumers.įormerly Symantec, Norton acquired LifeLock identity protection in 2017, which led to its name change of NortonLifeLock.

Norton has been around for 28 years and since 2001, it has been produced by Symantec Corporation in California.

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