<s>
Norton	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Norton	B-Application
by	O
Symantec	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Gen	O
Digital	O
(	O
formerly	O
NortonLifeLock	O
)	O
based	O
in	O
Tempe	O
,	O
Arizona	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
being	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
Symantec	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
related	O
to	O
digital	B-Application
security	I-Application
,	O
identity	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Symantec	O
separated	O
their	O
business	O
into	O
two	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
security	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
;	O
Norton	B-Application
was	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
unit	O
focused	O
on	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
originally	O
provided	O
utility	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Norton	B-Application
Computing	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
was	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Peter	O
Norton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
and	O
his	O
company	O
developed	O
various	O
DOS	B-Device
utilities	B-Application
including	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
Utilities	I-Application
which	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
antivirus	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Symantec	O
and	O
renamed	O
Peter	O
Norton	B-Application
Consulting	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Symantec	O
's	O
consumer	O
antivirus	B-Application
and	O
data	O
management	O
utilities	B-Application
are	O
still	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1991	O
,	O
Symantec	O
's	O
Norton	B-Application
Group	O
launched	O
Norton	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
1.0	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
compatible	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
updated	O
and	O
diversified	O
its	O
product	O
line	O
until	O
finally	O
combining	O
its	O
offerings	O
into	O
one	O
seamless	O
product	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Security	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
’s	O
products	O
are	O
primarily	O
digital	B-Application
security	I-Application
tools	O
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
server	O
devices	O
and	O
,	O
more	O
recently	O
,	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
provided	O
software	O
to	O
check	O
computer	O
systems	O
for	O
Y2K	O
compliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
primary	O
product	O
is	O
Norton	B-Application
Security	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
product	O
are	O
a	O
personal	B-Protocol
firewall	I-Protocol
,	O
email	O
spam	O
filtering	O
and	O
phishing	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
replacing	O
Norton	B-Application
360	I-Application
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Internet	O
Security	O
,	O
and	O
Norton	B-Application
AntiVirus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mesh	O
Wi-Fi	O
network	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Norton	B-Application
,	O
intended	O
to	O
protect	O
computers	O
inside	O
the	O
network	O
from	O
unsafe	O
Web	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
backup	O
software	O
to	O
keep	O
its	O
user	O
's	O
files	O
safe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
parental	O
control	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	O
Premier	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Norton	B-Application
Online	O
Family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Computer	O
Tune	O
Up	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
helps	O
users	O
increase	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
older	O
computer	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton-certified	O
technicians	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
offer	O
repair	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Peter	O
Norton	B-Application
Computing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guides	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Warren	O
Woodford	O
for	O
the	O
x86	O
Assembly	B-Language
Language	I-Language
,	O
C	B-Language
,	O
BASIC	O
and	O
Forth	B-Application
languages	I-Application
which	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
via	O
a	O
terminate-and-stay-resident	O
program	O
that	O
integrated	O
with	O
programming	O
language	O
editors	O
on	O
IBM	O
PC-type	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
several	O
users	O
brought	O
to	O
light	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
a	O
hidden	O
backdoor	O
crypto-mining	O
tool	O
in	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
360	I-Application
security	O
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
report	O
in	O
media	O
Norton	B-Application
highlighted	O
the	O
procedure	O
for	O
uninstalling	O
the	O
product	O
from	O
their	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Mobile	O
Security	O
and	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	O
Premier	O
both	O
received	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
's	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
