Compare Features of Norton Antivirus Plus and Avira Antivirus Pro
Common Features
Antimalware
Norton Antivirus Plus
Norton antivirus provides many scan options to detect and remove any malware like smart scan, custom scan, full scan etc. It also comes bundled with Norton power eraser which is an aggressive malware removal tool to eliminate hard to remove threats. Best part of the Norton antimalware is that it is highly customizable. 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.
Avira Antivirus Pro
Antimalware protects from viruses, malware, rootkits, trojans etc.
Antiransomware
Norton Antivirus Plus
It includes ransomware protection but I didn't found any option to customize or control the anti-ransomware settings.
Avira Antivirus Pro
Its antimalware comes with ransomware protection.
Firewall
Norton Antivirus Plus
Norton smart firewall is a powerful and unique firewall. It offers intrusion detection and highly customized options to define your own rules. Settings are also easy to manage.
Avira Antivirus Pro
Includes a Firewall with network security
Web-protection
Norton Antivirus Plus
Under web protection Norton provides antiphishing through a browser extension. It can be installed on Chrome, Firefox, Edge or IE browsers. It stops you before visiting to the harmful website and in our testing it shows very good and accurate result. Even without extension it will scan every download for any harmful content.
Avira Antivirus Pro
A browser extension for the antiphishing and to block access to dangerous websites.
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Antispam in Norton Antivirus Plus
Under antispam protection you can configure outlook to stop spam mails. It also blocks other ports to prevent other kind of spams.
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Password-manager in Norton Antivirus Plus
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 in Norton Antivirus Plus
It comes with 2GB cloud backup space where you can sync your important files and folders. It is a useful feature to secure you important files in case of any data loss.