News Norton, Avast Merge Towards an $8 Billion Cybersecurity Giant

[Admin]

NortonLifeLock and Avast are two of the more well-known cybersecurity suites for mainstream consumers - and have announced a merger deal that aims to create a single cybersecurity entity.

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[Paul Basso]

We are losing one of the best AV around. I don't understand how those companies as McAfee and Norton with crappy solutions can survive and eating the competition

 

[pixelpusher220]

We are losing one of the best AV around. I don't understand how those companies as McAfee and Norton with crappy solutions can survive and eating the competition

A tried and true method for dealing with superior competition...is acquiring it.

 

[logainofhades]

Well I guess I will be looking for something new, soon.

 

[3ogdy]

Well, they acquired Avira in January.
Avast and AVG were under the same roof, though. Not sure what's gonna happen with AVG, then.

Symantec(LifeLock, whatever), the new Antivirus software empire?

 

[vern72]

Avast and AVG were under the same roof, though. Not sure what's gonna happen with AVG, then.

This probably spells the end of the free version of AVG. Not looking forward to the "built-in" free solution.