It also offers file encryption and unique protection against 'stalkerware' used by jealous partners.

Like Bitdefender, Kaspersky offers anti-theft features for laptops, ransomware rollbacks and a secure browser mode for online banking, but Kaspersky's browser works on Macs as well as on Windows. Its password manager works across all four major platforms, and its parental controls (also fully cross-platform) are second only to Norton's. Kaspersky has the best record on beating malware in third-party lab tests, hands-down. If you can live without an unlimited VPN, then your best bet might be Kaspersky Total Security, which covers 5 devices for $100 per year or 10 devices for $150 per year. Microphone protection difficult to enable Save on subscriptions with our Norton coupon codes.

Read our full Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus review. If you absolutely need and can afford all of these extras, then Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus could be the perfect solution.

Still, buying the equivalents of Norton’s features and services from other companies costs at least $550 a year. Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus costs $350 per year after the first year which is far more than other premium antivirus suites. If you have more than one PC, you might fill up the 500GB of backup space after a year or two. So what’s the catch? The parental controls don’t work on Mac and neither does the cloud backup service. Norton 360 with LifeLock Ultimate Plus also has excellent protection against malware, its own firewall, dedicated webcam protection and it can even be installed on an unlimited number of devices. Parental controls, cloud backup, top-notch identity theft protection? All there.

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