Trend Micro does very well in some lab tests, but its Antivirus+ Security package is even more Spartan than ESET's among the best Windows 10 antivirus programs. Heavy performance hit during scans -Many false positives on some tests Read our full Norton AntiVirus Plus review. If you don't mind paying a premium price for an entry-level antivirus package, or if you were planning to pay for a VPN or password manager separately, you could do a lot worse.

On the upside, Norton's track record at finding and defeating malware is second only to Kaspersky's. Other brands cover up to 10 PCs for that price. The next rung up, Norton 360 Standard, puts you in internet-security-suite territory by adding an unlimited VPN, webcam protection, dark-web scans for your personal information and 10GB of online storage. But at $85 per year for a single PC, it might a bit rich for some customers. Norton AntiVirus Plus protects one PC or Mac for a rather pricey $60 per year, but it does come with a two-way firewall, an unlimited password manager, backup software and 2GB of online storage. Norton sells nine different antivirus packages, but we'll focus on the two cheapest here. Heavy slowdown during full scans -Pretty pricey for a single PC

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