[3] As of 2022, Norton is a consumer cybersecurity brand of Gen Digital, the parent company formed following the merger between NortonLifeLock and Avast.
[4] It currently covers a variety of products and services related to digital security, identity protection, and online privacy and utilities.
[7] Ads for the product, with suggested retail $129, featured Norton in his crossed-arm pose from the user guides, wearing a pink shirt and surgical mask covering his nose and mouth.
[9] In 2019, Norton 360 was reintroduced, replacing Norton Security and adding privacy features, including a VPN service and identity theft protection services alongside its traditional antivirus features.
It is currently compatible with PCs running Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, macOS, and since 2011, Android and iOS, and is available as an annual subscription.
[17] In January 2022, several users brought to light an issue with a hidden backdoor crypto-mining tool in the Norton 360 security software suite.