Norton360 Antivirus & Security

The newest addition is Scam Protection Pro, which applies AI checks across four channels: SMS, web browsing, phone calls and email. Safe SMS filters spam texts, Safe Web checks the pages you visit, Safe Call blocks scam and junk calls, and Safe Email watches the inbox around the clock.

Norton Genie, an AI assistant, answers cyber safety questions and helps spot scams in messages and in YouTube videos. Google Play lists the app at 4.6 from about 2 million ratings.

Activation starts with an annual subscription, which unlocks a 7-day trial. You cancel through your Google Play account before the trial ends if you do not want to be charged. Otherwise the plan renews yearly.

Once active, App Security scans for malware and alerts you so you can remove the offending app. App Advisor checks new and existing apps for threats such as ransomware and privacy leaks. WiFi Security tests whether your current network is vulnerable, and Dark Web Monitoring notifies you if your personal information turns up. Feature availability varies by plan and country.

Alternatives to Norton include Verizon Protect, Avast One, McAfee, AVG Protection, Kiren by F-Secure and Malwarebytes.

Norton's strength is its breadth: antivirus, VPN, ad tracker blocking and scam filtering in a single app. The VPN is unavailable inside India because of local data-logging rules, though a subscription still works abroad.

NortonMobile publishes this app under the package name com.symantec.mobilesecurity, and it has been around since June 2010. It shows no ads, though in-app purchases exist for paid protection plans. Even a security suite cannot stop every case of cybercrime or identity theft, so treat it as one layer of protection rather than a guarantee.