Norton Security (formerly Norton Antivirus)

Upgraded to new computers. Downloaded newest Norton 360 for Windows 10. Have used Norton since they were PC Tools in the 80's. The new Vault has me swearing at my computer. Every Morning my Vault is closed. Before I can log in to the Vault I must log in to Norton. (After 20 seconds...) I am asked to login to my Vault. If I update anything or my computer restarts I must go thru the 2 logins again! I am told that Norton now stores my Vault at their servers. My wife and I live at home. Physical security is not an issue! Unless our computers restart we should not have to log in 2 times again. Also, given the overall lack of security at large server sites I am very uncomfortable with Norton maintaining my Vault!!! I am now researching other security software!!!

January 4, 2019 - My last subscription to Norton Antivirus expired in April, 2008. Since then Norton has annually charged my credit card for a renewal - even though I ended auto payment on my account (it obviously did not work) and my profile shows no billing information. I discovered last year (2018) that this recurring renewal was happening and I contested it. Again this year they attempted to charge my credit card. I have disputed it again, they have agreed to a refund, and my credit card company is aware of this action. It will be a miracle if they follow through but I am watching closely. Bottom line is that Norton which is owned by Symantec and also markets Lifelock is unethical and dishonest. They claim to protect our computers from phishing, viruses and scams while charging people for services that are never delivered. Stay away from Norton products!

I was a loyal customer since the late 90's. It seems the product gets worse every year. I ran tests on my PC with infected files. Norton could detect but not remove. A majority of their techs, are clueless.

BEWARE! BEWARE! BEWARE! Norton WILL steal from you. Never sign up with them, never take any of their products... Never deal with them. Full stop! They have taken £64.99 from my account, without my permission and will not refund it. I received no warning or correspondence from them. Because they did it using my debit card details my bank can't refund the funds apparently. Trustpilot needs a zero star option, as one star is one star too many.

I was charged $96.63 from my checking account for renewing my subscription a month before it was due. When I called to cancel, a customer service rep told me that she took off the auto-renewal and that my account would be credited in 7 to 10 days. I waited and there was no refund. I emailed the company and got no response from them, so after a few days I called again. I was told by a supervisor that the first rep never put in for a refund and that I would now get a refund in about 5 to 7 days. I do not recommend this company as I do not trust them. If for some reason I do not get my refund I will come back and write another review and turn them in to the BBB.

I've used Norton for at least a decade now. It used to be a very good and frankly dependable product. Now this is nothing more than one big ad for other Norton products. I get tons of pop ups for this or that Norton product negating the enjoyment of my online time. It gives pop ups constantly! What a sad thing this product has become. I now must look for another Antivirus product. Old dependable is no more.

I received notification that my antivirus was about to expire and I needed to renew it. I decided I was going to wait until near the expiration date (Dec. 2) to renew. Approximately 2 weeks after the notification I received a notice from my bank that a transaction for $149.98 was declined from my bank card. Since I knew of no such amount, I opened the notice and saw it was from Norton. I thank God that I had lost that bank card and it was cancelled. I remember nothing about an automatic renewal, but I do know I will not be renewing with Norton again. When l tried to reply to an email they sent; the notice said the email is not monitored, I had to call them. They have tried to charge that same card several times. A new subscription for the same product that I had is only $49.99. I am going to just let the subscription expire.

I have had Norton for a few years, the 2nd year, I was charged over $100, on my renewal. The third year, I found out if you go online, you can get the same service for $39.99, or less!! They OVERCHARGE, their loyal customers!!! ALSO, I found my computer was HACKED!! After doing all scans, POWER ERASER, I was informed, NO THREATS FOUND. But, I was hacked through my WI-FI!!! I disabled all wifi on my computer, but someone or something hacked its way in. I could delete a, "UNKNOWN", file. So, I opened up my computer, and physically removed the WIFI card, then did a complete WIPE. NO MORE NORTON!!! Waste of money on a worthless product.

I have been with Norton for over 20 years and whilst I was away on business I needed to access my bank accounts over an unsecure network. Got onto Norton and they sold me a WiFi security package for £29.99 on top of my normal 360 subscription. They informed me that they would install it for me and proceeded to remotely take over my computer. Altogether they spent over six hours trying to install this package to no avail. They added things and reinstalled things etc., etc. Now my computer is running really badly despite them taking it over on at least a six occasions. I really have had no joy from Norton as each time you deal with a different person and they almost always do not contact you back when they promise to do so. I for one will not be renewing my subscription and would advise others to avoid Norton to your peril.

This company has an unfair practice of wanting you to sign up for automatic renewal. Most company that do this renewal on the subscription renewal date, not Norton. They renew you a month and a half early. Even after being faithful subscriber they raise the rate. You can look online independently and find a better rate. I find this kind of practice truly criminal. When I questioned the company concerning this practice they said that is the only way they can keep the malware updated. It's junk. I cancelled my subscription called in independently and got a better rate, and was covered instantly. Sad, Sad.

If you want something that acts just like a virus and will never go away, this is the software for you. No matter how many times I remove and delete all files associated with Norton, like my crazy ex-wife, it creeps back into my life.

My credit card from Sears billed me for a Norton product that I never ordered. They never gave me any detailed information as to which product they claimed I ordered. The cost of the item was $97.98. I looked at a list of Norton items and none matched that price. Sears insists that I gave Norton my card number for the item which is a lie. I searched my bank and credit card accounts and found no such purchase. I print a copy of all my purchases for at least a year and found none from Norton. The first and last time I used a Norton product was 2002 because they are very unreliable. I now have Avast.

Good-day, On August 4th I awoke to find that Norton had charged me a $94.50 (Canadian) Automatic Renewal fee. I did contact Norton via their Chat the same day and was told a refund would be issued. Now my PayPal account says Refund Pending. I need the money very soon as I am a handicapped pensioner and need to eat. I don't remember even allowing an automatic renewal and hadn't even used their product in 10 months. Still it's now 5 complete business days later and still no refund.

Service has been reasonable - no viruses caught, and OK user interface. But I'm recently receiving urgent reminders to renew "Norton Family", that I dropped in 2016 (verified in "My Norton" on their site). They say it expires on July 23, 2018, which is patently false. This erodes the trust that Norton needs, to keep my business. Separately, despite my best efforts "My Norton" refuses to recognize most of my computers.

My website is **. It is safe and maintained by myjoomla.com. It has good standing on Google and others and yet, it is flagged up as a dangerous site by Norton Safe Search. Which is obviously to shepherd people into purchasing their products at the cost of others. Online there are reports of court cases, where they have false flagged other websites and have been found to be wrong and costly for those attacked by Norton for their own gains. Absolutely disgusted by their total disregard for websites and their followers. I have received many messages from people confirming with me that my site is safe.

Norton tried to renew my account one month before my subscription was over. They withdrew the amount I paid for a two year subscription to turn it into a one year subscription at the same high price. I caught it and they refunded my money and still terminated the service before my coverage. They needs to be stopped. They treat people terrible over the phone. I will use another provider. They needs to be put on the local news in every state.

Warning to seniors. If you purchase a Norton subscription please make sure auto renewal is off. We purchased a subscription in 2015. Without our knowledge we have been charged an outrageous price each year debited out of our account without our knowledge. We caught it this year and called Norton. The auto renewal is automatic so beware! It is a direct target at seniors knowing the older customers will not know to disable the auto renewal! They did not have our correct email so we did not get a notice. Each year starting in 2016 we were charged just under 100 bucks for a subscription. This year over 100 bucks. SO SENIORS BEWARE of Norton Security!!!! Without your knowledge your Credit Card Number or Worse in our case our Debit card info was saved.

I noticed that Norton charged me for a subscription although we have not used in years. I called the 877-297-5265 number and waited 32 MINUTES AND NO ONE ANSWERED. Then I called the 800-745-6034 and I am 10 minutes now and still no answer. If you download NORTON just be PREPARED TO NOT BE ABLE TO DISCONTINUE.

I have had nothing but issue with their so called support (chat or phone) regardless of the issue (none of which I have received any help with). They know nothing and do nothing beyond their script (non answers). They will find any excuse to hang up and disconnect on you, but yet they will deny that as well. Nothing is ever their fault. They have no accountability at all. I had one level 2 person tell me unless they (Symantec) get a court order they can't be fired (his words) and it shows on how they treat their customers (you know us who pay for a service).

A week ago my Norton Antivirus has stopped working... It makes my system very slow, I got really afraid that my data will get hacked but Thanks to Norton Technical Support team, they had fixed my issue within 20 minutes only and now my system is working fine. Really their people are very polite and professional. They do not charge much amount like others.

I really do hate Norton. Their product is good. Their business model is crooked and intentionally deceptive and penny pinching when it comes to the customer. Even though their current price for the equivalent product is 49.99, Norton automatically charged my credit card $129.99 for a renewal. When I called them to complain, they promised a refund and 10 days later, no refund. Since I am reading here that people are not receiving their refunds 30 days down the line, I'm sure I can expect to continue to be disappointed.

I have been using Norton Security for a long, long time. I also previously used it years ago when it was called Norton Antivirus (when viruses were just called viruses, before the dawn of malware). I even used Norton Utilities way back in the days of DOS in the late 80s and 90s (when viruses only existed on programs you downloaded from dial-up bulletin boards). I do not recall ever having a serious virus infection while running Norton Security or Norton Antivirus. I have used Norton Security to successfully remove viruses off infected computers which did not have anti-virus software on them.

I canceled my subscription 3 weeks ago. Was told it could take up to 10 days depending on my bank to refund my money. I have waited now 3 weeks for my refund and have not received it. Every time I contact them they inform me they have escalated the issue and I would be getting a call in 24-48 hours. Still no phone call. It's been about 4 days.

I was trying to do 2 things on the phone: give Norton my new debit card number and ask about Norton's connection with LifeLock. I had to wade through promotions for vacations, medical alerts, and free offers. The first connection was so bad I had to call back. I had some problems understand support persons English. I was cut off twice. I THINK I got my debit card changed but I was never able to find out about LifeLock. I spent at least 1 hour on the phone and online. After my experience, I am considering looking for another virus protection service.

I have used Norton Mobile Security for 15 months, but the last month has been problematic. In the latest release, they push very hard to get you to buy additional Norton products. The latest is the warning that your network has been compromised (in big red letters), and that you should try their VPN. (I was using a Hotspot Shield VPN so this option was not necessary.) I spent 2 days changing logins and security settings on my modem, to no avail. Finally, on their user forum yesterday, they admitted that this was the result of their overzealous software, and that the next release would correct this. I am switching to someone else (Bitdefender on my PC has been very good - if a bit intrusive).

I been using Norton for many years since the Norton System Works 2001 days. I never any of there products crash on me or anything. I had a few issues with installation and Norton's support helped me. Norton to me is way better than McAfee. Norton keep up the good work!

Norton was using an email address that is inactive and we didn't know existed to bill us automatically for over 12 years. When we realized we had been charged over a $1,000, we contacted them about this fraud or scam. So far they are unwilling to refund these charges. They will not give me the email address they were using to supposedly "notify" us, so obviously we got no notices for renewal. They will not provide the "supposed" computer that was being covered on renewal. They want me to log-in to an account that I am unaware of and cancel the auto renewal! I feel someone has hacked us over a security product and Norton is responsible for this fraud!

First they will overcharge you if buy direct and then take your credit card details to catch up with you again 12 month later by overcharging you again by renewing your software without your knowledge. But then after you complain about that, your email address will be permanently blocked from entering your Norton account in order to purchase another and cheaper Norton antivirus program. This is very stupid behaviour from a big company like this one, as it helped me to move on to search for an alternative product which is not only better but also cheaper. Don't let this idiots control your life.

This company takes your money for anti virus protection then causes you to be sent unwanted emails if you use their Norton search service for almost anything. In summary, this company will cause you lots of harassment if you use their Norton search engine.

I called and explained an issue that I had with Symantec taking a political position with other entities. The agent told me that Symantec was receiving a lot of feedback. I was told that when I received 'Norton Security Deluxe' by mail, I should call back with the Product Key and a return/refund would be processed. In the meantime I downloaded Kaspersky (previously, I had used Norton for 20+ years). When I called back with Product Key, which was verified by agent, I was told that the refund could not be issued.