Norton vs McAfee
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Norton vs McAfee
What sets Norton 360 Deluxe apart from McAfee are more features like cloud backup, parental controls, and additional online privacy protection, top awards for performance, speed, and protection, plus a 60-day money back guarantee.
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Norton 360 Deluxe |
McAfee Essential |
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Anti-Spyware, Antivirus, Malware & Ransomware Protection |
5 Devices |
5 Devices |
Cloud Backup‡‡, 4 |
50GB |
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Parental Control‡ |
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Privacy Monitor |
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PCMag Best Brands for 2024 |
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Best Home Anti-Malware 2023 SE Labs Winner |
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Best Protection 2022 AV-Test Winner |
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Best Antivirus Tom's Guide Awards 2023 |
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100% Virus Protection Promise2 |
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Secure VPN |
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Password Manager |
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Dark Web Monitoring§ |
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- Not all features are available on all platforms.
- Indicated competitor feature not identical to NortonLifeLock’s offerings, but appears substantially similar and/or equivalent
- Comparisons shown are between the NortonLifeLock product and a comparable plan from the competitor listed based on device count, entitlements, price, and/or features. Last updated on 03/04/2024.
- 1 PC, Mac, tablet, or phone
- Antivirus, malware, ransomware, and hacking protection
- 100% Virus Protection Promise2
- 2GB Cloud Backup‡‡,4
- Password Manager
- 3 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phone
- Antivirus, malware, ransomware, and hacking protection
- 100% Virus Protection Promise2
- 2GB Cloud Backup‡‡,4
- Password Manager
- VPN private internet connection
- Dark Web Monitoring§
- 5 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
- Antivirus, malware, ransomware, and hacking protection
- 100% Virus Protection Promise2
- 50GB Cloud Backup‡‡,4
- Password Manager
- VPN private internet connection
- Dark Web Monitoring§
- Privacy Monitor
- Parental Control‡
- 10 PCs, Macs, tablets, or phones
- Antivirus, malware, ransomware, and hacking protection
- 100% Virus Protection Promise2
- 250GB Cloud Backup‡‡,4
- Password Manager
- VPN private internet connection
- Dark Web Monitoring§
- Privacy Monitor
- Parental Control‡
- LifeLock identity theft protection
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AAA Rating in Consumer Endpoint Protection
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AV-TEST, “Best Protection and Best Performance”
Norton 360, Jan-Dec 2021.
Frequently asked questions
You get more features with Norton 360 Deluxe–all backed by a 60-day money back guarantee. Plus, Norton 360 Deluxe won multiple awards in 2021 including Best of the Year from PCMag, Best Consumer Anti-Malware from SE Labs, and Best Performance and Best Protection from AV-TEST.
With Norton, you get both speed and protection. In 2021, Norton 360 Deluxe won Best Performance and Best Protection from AV-TEST–an independent institute that tests antivirus software.
Norton and McAfee have multiple plans. For the above comparison between Norton 360 Deluxe and McAfee Plus, the prices are comparable to one another.
No. Security software is designed to work independently on a computer and multiple security solutions on a single computer aren’t generally recommended.
It’s not advisable to have two or more security solutions, like Norton and McAfee, installed on a single computer. Running multiple antivirus components simultaneously can cause scans to take as much as 10 times longer than usual, and running two antispyware products can cause up to a 40% increase in scan time.
A promise you can count on
We’re so confident in our antivirus and malware protection, we offer a 100% guarantee. If your device gets a virus our Norton experts can’t remove, you get your money back!2
System Requirements
Norton Device Security Entitlement only
PC or Mac
Not all features are available on all devices and platforms.
Norton Family, Norton Parental Control, Norton Cloud Backup, and SafeCam are presently not supported on Mac OS or Windows 10 in S mode.
Windows™ Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 11 (all versions)
Microsoft Windows 10 (all versions)
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (all versions). Some protection features are not available in Windows 8
Start screen browsers.
Microsoft Windows 7 (all versions) with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) or later.
Mac® Operating Systems
Current and previous two versions of Mac OS.
Features not supported: Norton Cloud Backup, Norton Parental Control, Norton SafeCam.
Android™ Operating Systems
Android 8.0 or later. Must have Google Play app installed. Multi-user mode not supported.
Features not supported: Norton Cloud Backup, Norton Parental Control, Norton SafeCam.
iOS Operating Systems
iPhones or iPads running the current and previous two versions of Apple® iOS.
Available for Windows™ PC, Mac®, iOS and Android™ devices:
Norton Secure VPN is compatible with PCs, Mac, Android smartphones and tablets, iPads, and iPhones. Norton Secure VPN may be used on the specified number of devices – with unlimited use during the subscription term.
Windows™ Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 (all versions) with Service Pack 1 (SP 1) or later
Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 (all versions)
Microsoft Windows 10 (all versions), except Windows 10 in S mode
Microsoft Windows 11 (all versions), except Windows 11 in S mode
Mac® Operating Systems
Current and previous two versions of Mac OS.
Android™ Operating Systems
Androids running 8.0 or later.
iOS Operating Systems
iPhones or iPads running the current and previous two versions of Apple® iOS.
No one can prevent all cybercrime or identity theft.
- Details: subscription contracts begin when the transaction is complete and are subject to our Terms of Sale and License & Services Agreement. For trials, a payment method is required at sign-up and will be charged at the end of the trial period, unless cancelled first.
- Renewal: subscriptions automatically renew unless the renewal is cancelled before billing. Renewal payments are billed annually (up to 35 days before renewal) or monthly depending on your billing cycle. Annual subscribers will receive an email with the renewal price beforehand. Renewal prices may be higher than the initial price and are subject to change. You can cancel the renewal as described here in your account or by contacting us here or at 844-488-4540.
- Cancellation & Refund: you can cancel your contracts and get a full refund within 14 days of initial purchase for monthly subscriptions, and within 60 days of payments for annual subscriptions. For details, visit our Cancellation & Refund Policy. To cancel your contract or request a refund, click here.
2 Requires an automatically renewing subscription for a product containing antivirus features. For further terms and conditions please see norton.com/virus-protection-promise.
3 If your plan includes credit reports, scores, and/or credit monitoring features ("Credit Features"), two requirements must be met to receive said features: (i) your identity must be successfully verified with Equifax; and (ii) Equifax must be able to locate your credit file and it must contain sufficient credit history information. IF EITHER OF THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FEATURES FROM ANY BUREAU. If your plan also includes Credit Features from Experian and/or TransUnion, the above verification process must also be successfully completed with Experian and/or TransUnion, as applicable. If verification is successfully completed with Equifax, but not with Experian and/or TransUnion, as applicable, you will not receive Credit Features from such bureau(s) until the verification process is successfully completed and until then you will only receive Credit Features from Equifax. Any credit monitoring from Experian and TransUnion will take several days to begin after your successful plan enrollment.
4 Only available on Windows systems (but not in S mode or on ARM processors).
5 SafeCam features are only available on Windows (excluding Windows in S mode, Windows running on ARM processor).
8 Video Supervision requires a browser extension on Windows and the in-app Norton Browser on iOS and Android. It monitors videos viewed on YouTube.com (but not YouTube videos embedded in other websites or blogs) and on Hulu.com (but only on Windows). It does not work with the YouTube or Hulu apps.
12 Identity Lock cannot prevent all account takeovers, unauthorized account openings, or stop all credit file inquiries. The credit lock on your TransUnion credit file and the Payday Loan Lock will be unlocked if your subscription is downgraded or canceled.
13 Enables telecommunication and/or wireless carriers to share your personal information with NortonLifeLock so it may deliver the services.
† We do not monitor all transactions at all businesses.
‡ Monitoring available on Windows™ PC, iOS and Android™ devices. Not all features available on all platforms.
§ Monitoring not available in all countries and varies based on region.
¶ Home Title Monitoring feature includes your home, second home, rental home, or other properties where you have an ownership interest.
Ω In your state, the office that maintains real estate records could be known as a county recorder, registrar of deeds, clerk of the court, or some other government agency.
** Service can be used once every 90 days. You acknowledge our ability to submit a deletion request on your behalf depends on the presence of your personal information on the data broker sites we monitor.
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