


Avast had already finished syncing the Avast and AVG cloud and behavioral monitoring technology. This means Norton could soon implement the best bits from all three of these companies. In December 2020, it announced the acquisition of Avira antivirus, and in August 2021, it announced that it would be acquiring Avast, which itself acquired AVG a few years prior.

Formerly Symantec, Norton acquired LifeLock identity protection in 2017, which led to its name change of NortonLifeLock. Norton has been around for 28 years, since 1991.
