Norton AntiVirus Plus

Norton AntiVirus Plus, as the name suggests, provides antivirus protection. Among other things, this includes a full firewall, online backup and spam filtering. This is an effective antivirus, but as I describe, it is not reasonably priced. Most users who need Norton protection should choose one of the Norton 360 Suite products. At $59.99 per year per license, Norton is more expensive than most antivirus tools.

The most common price for a single standalone antivirus license is around $20. More than a dozen products I've reviewed, including antivirus products from Bitdefender, Trend Micro, and Webroot, are at this price. Many offer 3 licenses for $59.99.

PROS

• Excellent scores in independent lab tests and our hands-on tests
  
• Data Protector foils ransomware attacks
  
• Includes online backup, firewall, exploit protection, password manager, and other bonus features

CONS

• Expensive
  
• No multi-license pricing