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Anti Virus

RayH78 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:00:44 GMT

I have a paid subscription to Norton Anti Virus. Should I turn on BT Web Protect or will it conflict?

Re: Anti Virus

gg30340 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:18:52 GMT

It will not conflict.

It works at a network level and is not installed on your devices.

It is up to you if you think it is of benefit and if you find there are any problems with it you can simply turn it off.

See link

Learn about BT Web Protect | BT Help

Re: Anti Virus

RayH78 — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:37:57 GMT

Thanks for response. I was wondering if I could cancel my basic Norton subscription and use this BT protect instead?

Re: Anti Virus

Dode — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 19:04:02 GMT

It works differently to AV so not a good idea to use that as a substitute. It won't stop Phishing attacks or anything similar. It'll just warn you of dodgy web sites you might visit.

Re: Anti Virus

pottyperson — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 20:03:37 GMT

As @Dode said plus the fact that there are several good AVs available on free download. If you use Windows the built in Windows Defender is reckoned to be just as good.

Re: Anti Virus

gg30340 — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:02:18 GMT

You could cancel your Norton subscription and use the free Norton AV that comes with your BT Broadband package along side BT Webprotect.

See link.

https://www.bt.com/help/security/anti-virus-software/what-is-bt-virus-protect-and-how-do-i-get-it-