Which one should you choose, Norton 360 Deluxe or Norton 360 for Gamers? Let's do a side-by-side comparison to find out the differences and help you choose the right one. Let's start with a quick comparison.
Quick Overview of Norton 360 Deluxe vs Norton 360 for Gamers
Norton 360 deluxe is packed with parental control and privacy monitoring in addition to Norton 360 standard. It supports up to 5 devices. So this is a prefect security solution for the family.
What I like in Norton 360 Deluxe
- Parental control
- 50GB cloud space
What I like in Norton 360 for Gamers
Nothing listed
What I dislike in Norton 360 Deluxe
- Deepfake protection is only available for Windows
What I dislike in Norton 360 for Gamers
Nothing listed
Features Comparison
Find out the detailed difference between Norton 360 Deluxe and Norton 360 for Gamers
Extra Features in Norton 360 Deluxe
Features that are only available in Norton 360 Deluxe but not available in Norton 360 for Gamers
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Antimalware
Norton antivirus provides many scan options to detect and remove any malware like smart scan, custom scan, full scan etc. You can also schedule the scans. In terms of its effectiveness it has scored good in independent testing labs. In our in house test it blocked all the threats effectively. As per my personal long term experience it never missed any threat.
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Antiransomware
Its antimalware has the capability to block the ransomware. I found this this second layer of protection a good thing that if some how any ransomware enters in to the system it can alter anything in the protected folders. We can also protect filetypes. For these protected folders and file types we can also allow only certain apps to access them.
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Firewall
Norton has a two way firewall for inbound and as well outbound connection monitoring. It offers intrusion detection and highly customized options to define your own rules. Settings are also easy to manage. A WiFi security is also included in it.
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Web-protection
Norton's web protection provide security from array of threats even without using any browser extension. But for more security Norton recommend to install its Safe Web browser extension. I found two extensions one named with Safe Web and another with Safe Search. Safe search replaces the search engines and provides its own search customize search engine powered by ask.
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Password-manager
You require to install the password manager as a browser extension to automatically store the passwords. It is a simple to use and powerful password manager to get rid of the password hassles.
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Cloud-backup
Cloud backup is something that not all antiviruses are providing. This 360 standard plan offers a 50GB cloud backup space. You can sync your important files and folders to keep them safe. It is a useful feature to secure you important files in case of any data loss. Cloud could be differ from country to country.
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Vpn
Norton's VPN comes with many security features like AES 256 bit encryption, No log policy and Kill switch. It has servers in various countries. This plan includes unlimited VPN traffic.
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Parental-control
Norton Offers Norton Family as its parent control software. It comes with time supervision, app supervision and other powerful features to keep an eye on your children. Even you can monitor search engine searches and YouTube searches. I found Instant Lock and unlock with the Pin a powerful feature which is very handy when I used this software practically.
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Privacy-tools
Under privacy protection I found two options a VPN and SafeCam. Though its name is SafeCam but it can monitor both webcam and microphone.
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AI Scam Protection
Genie Scam Protection is an AI powered scam assistant, help you to avoid suspicious websites and texts.
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