Norton 360 Mobile Security Review: Good but Expensive

Worth When Reviewed

From $19.99 per yr

Finest Costs At present: Norton 360: Cell Safety

Norton 360 Cell Safety is a part of the producer’s Norton 360 multi-licence safety bundle, nevertheless it can be bought individually for cellular solely.

You select between a subscription with out VPN and id monitoring for darkish internet leaks, and one that features them. Each are comparatively costly: the best subscription prices £12.99 per yr or $19.99 within the US and the complete model with VPN for £22.98, once more for the primary yr.

Norton doesn’t have a free model, however you may get a full refund throughout the first 14 days. Simply bear in mind to unsubscribe earlier than then within the Google Play Retailer if you happen to don’t wish to preserve paying. It’s additionally accessible for iOS.

After set up, an preliminary virus scan, and the standard fidgeting with all of the permissions the app wants, I’m greeted by a clear and uncluttered interface. It utilises the restricted display screen house properly, however it may be a bit of troublesome to intuitively perceive the place your numerous features are.

VPN, for instance, is below the privateness part, and it’s the one characteristic there. Why not simply name it VPN then? Nevertheless, there aren’t that many particular person features, so that you’ll be taught that shortly.

Scanning and VPN

You do a guide virus scan with a swipe down on the display screen, and swipe as much as discover a safety report. It logs the app and person exercise, and likewise offers you an in depth listing of put in apps and their dangers, how a lot knowledge they accumulate, what permissions they request, and extra.

Norton blocks entry to malicious web sites in apps like Chrome, Instagram, Fb, and Outlook. In all probability extra apps too, however these had been the related ones I had put in on my take a look at cellphone. Even hyperlinks in textual content messages are scanned earlier than you may click on on them.

You can too get a fast icon to Norton Secure Search, a separate search field that gives secure search outcomes. The identical characteristic can also be accessible within the Home windows model of Norton 360.

The VPN (if you happen to select this plan) is among the higher ones I’ve tried, with quick servers, or at the least quick sufficient, everywhere in the world. There aren’t as many to select from as, for instance, McAfee’s service, with servers in about 30 nations. However even on the opposite aspect of the planet, they’re quick sufficient to stream from video companies, for instance.

Whether or not which means you may at all times escape regional locks is not any assure, however no VPN can declare that.

Id monitor and extra

Id Monitor, which retains observe of delicate data on the darknet, helps you to register 5 electronic mail addresses, 5 cellphone numbers, ten bank card numbers, and another data like gamer tags and passport particulars.

Norton’s service supplies the identical warnings as its rivals on no matter I select to watch, however is much much less intrusive in comparison with McAfee, which doesn’t take be aware once I manually mark an issue as mounted. It’s way more discreet and easy.

All of Norton’s options are individually excellent. It’s 100% virus-proof, it provides wonderful safety for internet looking and hyperlinks in immediate messaging, SMS and electronic mail, and the VPN service is absolutely good if you happen to really feel like paying for it.

However that’s it, you don’t get any bonus options like backup, name management or anti-theft. Then the considerably excessive worth could make it laborious to justify a purchase order.

Specs

• Norton 360 Cell Safety
• Android 8+
• Present and former two variations of Apple iOS
• Privateness monitoring
• Looking safety
• Safe search
• VPN
• Wi-Fi management
• Quantity blocker
• Id monitoring