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Norton 360 Platinum Antivirus Software (1-Year / 20 Devices, Digital Download)

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Quill has Norton 360 Platinum Antivirus Software (1-Year / 20 Devices, Digital Download) on sale for $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member CosmologicalConstant for sharing this deal.
  • Note: This includes Auto Renewal so be sure to cancel before your 1-Year subscription is up to avoid paying full-price.
About this Item:
  • Antivirus software defends against viruses and online threats with a combination of cloud-based online protection
  • One 1-year subscription license protects for up to 20 devices the user owns
  • Electronic download
  • Advanced security protects against existing and emerging threats, including various types of malware such as ransomware, spyware, viruses, phishing, and more
  • Empowers you with a variety of parental controls to protect your kids online and encourage good habits
  • For use on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, macOS, Android 6.0 or later, and iOS

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  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $35 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $49.99.
  • About this Store: Quill.com is a subsidiary of Staples, Inc.

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Quill has Norton 360 Platinum Antivirus Software (1-Year / 20 Devices, Digital Download) on sale for $14.99.

Thanks to Community Member CosmologicalConstant for sharing this deal.
  • Note: This includes Auto Renewal so be sure to cancel before your 1-Year subscription is up to avoid paying full-price.
About this Item:
  • Antivirus software defends against viruses and online threats with a combination of cloud-based online protection
  • One 1-year subscription license protects for up to 20 devices the user owns
  • Electronic download
  • Advanced security protects against existing and emerging threats, including various types of malware such as ransomware, spyware, viruses, phishing, and more
  • Empowers you with a variety of parental controls to protect your kids online and encourage good habits
  • For use on Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, macOS, Android 6.0 or later, and iOS

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $35 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $49.99.
  • About this Store: Quill.com is a subsidiary of Staples, Inc.

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Actually nothing is needed.

Windows itself has antivirus and firewall. Just back up your computer every few months.
I reset my computers at least once a year.And it's like buying a new computer.
I've been a long time Norton user despite all the negativity towards this software. I've recently found that it really stinks. Did a scan of my kids laptop and it had over 1000 malware and dozens of viruses. Quarantined after a scan but kept reappearing after startup. Hesitant but switched to Malwarebytes. It got rid of the malware and viruses with their tools. Malwarebytes > Norton.

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slammin_sammy
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Windows defender and malwarebytes are all you need; along with the common sense not to click on any link.

Norton is a resource hog. Avoid.
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Quote from Andrepartthree :
It's true, you absolutely can just go ahead and exit out of the nagware prompts and even someone like me who doesn't know as much about IT as you do knows enough to just roll my eyes and exit out of it so yep that's true Smilie ... the reason I call it shady is I'm concerned about what happens if someone say gifts this subscription to their ... apologies everyone I'm discriminating against older folks when I say this so I apologize ... say their elderly relative who doesn't know as much about these "newfangled computers" as they should and actually fall for Norton's " Buy this or you're doomed!" type alerts.

Of course we'd all love the old Norton that didn't used to do this but.. one might argue you get what you pay for and Norton tends to be one of the cheaper anti-virus products when on sale (just look at the current deal going on Stick Out Tongue ... cripes I was thoroughly annoyed when I bought amazon's "get 3 months free" one year subscription for $32 for 20 devices thinking " Wow even better deal than the normal $40".. only to see the price plummet the next day to $21 for the same thing, 3 months free in addition to the year you pay for , for 20 devices Stick Out Tongue ) ... so you do have a point if it's going to be that cheap just click out of the pop-up "buy this or you're doomed!" ads as they pop up Smilie
I concur with this as well:
"Windows defender and malwarebytes are all you need; along with the common sense not to click on any link."
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I've been a loyal Norton customer for 20+ years. Finally got fed up with constant pop-ups to upgrade to other Norton products. It got to be annoying. I uninstalled it.

Then I turned on Microsoft native Defender, and it works flawlessly. No pop ups. No bs. And definitely no scummy redirects [I visit shady websites at times]… tldr; Microsoft defender will do just fine.
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tpoony
Feb 16, 2025
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Clicked thru and the price is 149.99. Dead?
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mecniv
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I would recommend to stay away from companies who consistently have class action lawsuits against them.
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Quote from CosmologicalConstant :
You can call Norton or chat with Norton and they will add 365 days to whenever your current subscription expires. Double check with them before the stacking occurs. I bought several licenses at this $14.99 price so I can stack multiple years.
When they apply the new license code via call or chat, do you still have to re-install or manually change the license on each of the devices on the old license or do they push it from the mothership for seamless stacking?
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Quote from BMWBig6 :
When they apply the new license code via call or chat, do you still have to re-install or manually change the license on each of the devices on the old license or do they push it from the mothership for seamless stacking?
It is my understanding that If one has the same product, 360 premier for 20 users, which is expiring, then reinstallation is not required.

I will definitely know later this year when my 10 user license expires, if the 20 user will work automatically or not.

I hope someone answers this with their own experience

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How long does it take them to send the code? Ordered over 24 hours ago and still nothing besides order confirmation.
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Quote from liamtoh1 :
It is my understanding that If one has the same product, 360 premier for 20 users, which is expiring, then reinstallation is not required.

I will definitely know later this year when my 10 user license expires, if the 20 user will work automatically or not.

I hope someone answers this with their own experience
a) You can STACK, NOW, the 20 device license ("Platinum") to the term when you current 10 year license ("Premium") expires, without changing your existing l10 device license number. (You need to use Norton chat or call them to explain and make this change). In this case, the 20 device license gets downgraded to 10 device license, but there's no need to reinstall/relog into all your devices for the extended term.

Or

b) You can wait until your existing 10 device license expires, then activate Platinum. This way you preserve "20 devices" for later but will have to relog into all your devices.

Or

c) You can ask Norton if you can add Platinum to your account now but only activate it when Premium expires, so you preserve 20 devices for a future date.

I know a) and b) definitely will work. I don't know about c).
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Quote from ludoo00 :
How long does it take them to send the code? Ordered over 24 hours ago and still nothing besides order confirmation.
Up to 2 business days. Be patient.

IMPORTANT:
After you place an order, it will take up to 2 days for you to get your license number. You will find the license number by logging into your Quill account (open one if you haven't or open one when you place the order), going to "Your Account", and then "Software Downloads". You will find the license number and download link there.
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Quote from CosmologicalConstant :
Up to 2 business days. Be patient.

IMPORTANT:
After you place an order, it will take up to 2 days for you to get your license number. You will find the license number by logging into your Quill account (open one if you haven't or open one when you place the order), going to "Your Account", and then "Software Downloads". You will find the license number and download link there.
Thank you
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Thank you
Did you get an order number or does it state, "Recap number"?
If the latter, maybe it is dicey, since the Order is technically Not Confirmed and then can presumably cancel it, if they want to.
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Quote from tpoony :
Clicked thru and the price is 149.99. Dead?
yes indeed
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Quote from CosmologicalConstant :
Can you please elaborate on "invasive" and "shady as hell"?

Invasive - Preventing normal user functionality due to a variety of reasons, including large amounts of false positives and/or relaying more than needed information back to their data centers. Example, TrendMicro has false positive hit on our local install software's more than a dozen times over the years while Norton has blocked our SaaS Cloud solutions more than a time or two, or caused slowness/performance issues loading said pages even though all certificates were up to date and no rogue scripts running. They are constantly a pain in the ass.

Shady as hell - This one is painfully obvious, look at who they partner with and how their software is typically packaged alongside other software's. McAfee as an example, nonstop has their "browser scanner" that is downloaded alongside other software's and for end users that are non tech savvy or just dumb and clicking yes to everything, get something installed on their system that can prove invasive as said above. When you have to resort to "gotcha" tactics to get your software on people's computers, that's a very telling sign of how a company will operate with your data.

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Quote from Andrepartthree :
This is helpful and good to know thank you Smilie ... if you don't mind me picking your brain a bit further Smilie .. how would you say Malwarebytes does as far as protecting a PC from getting infected in the first place compared to say Norton?
Quite well actually, there are browser extensions you can have it install alongside it's normal local installation. It has real time protection and functionality.

Pair it with Defender or just run Defender and you'll be fine if you make good choices. They will literally teach you in Ethical Hacking classes that the first defense against anything ending up on your system is a good head on your shoulders. Look at the From address in an email, were you expecting that FedEx text message?, does it look right? That email from the Nigerian prince that says if you send him 1000.00 he'll make you a million in return.....don't click it. Things like that are the best front line defense, beyond that software's like the above are meant for when you do something silly or click something unknowingly they are your next layer of defense. If you're not putting yourself in those situations, don't let the fear mongering of big companies like Norton drive you to pay their insane prices for their invasive software.

Quote from CosmologicalConstant :
Also Malwarebytes specializes in dealing with Malware .....but not in anti-virus. Therein lies THE catch.
You're about 5+ years too late for this mindset. https://www.malwarebytes.com/cybe.../antivirus
Malwarebyte's has come a long ways since the days of it being just a paired software you installed alongside others.

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