--- title: Avast, AVG and Norton in 2026: smarter security for a... description: Avast, AVG and Norton are adding AI-driven scam detection, phishing protection and identity safeguards to their consumer and business security suites. Avast's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/avast-avg-and-norton-in-2026-smarter-security-for-a-new-generation-of-threats-n3eaqivfy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Avast, AVG and Norton in 2026: smarter security for a new generation of threats | daily.dev og:description: Avast, AVG and Norton are adding AI-driven scam detection, phishing protection and identity safeguards to their consumer and business security suites. Avast's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/avast-avg-and-norton-in-2026-smarter-security-for-a-new-generation-of-threats-n3eaqivfy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/n3EAqivFy.png og:image:alt: Avast, AVG and Norton in 2026: smarter security for a new generation of threats og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Avast, AVG and Norton in 2026: smarter security for a new generation of threats **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Avast, AVG and Norton are adding AI-driven scam detection, phishing protection and identity safeguards to their consumer and business security suites. Avast's Scam Guardian and Avast Assistant analyse suspicious messages and links, AVG has added AI-powered scam and malware detection to its antivirus and business console, and Norton has expanded its Genie AI assistant plus rolled out a VPN upgrade to ML-KEM-1024 post-quantum encryption with new server locations including several African countries. The piece is sponsored content from Avert IT Distribution, the African regional distributor for these three brands, promoting its reseller and licensing services. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What encryption does Norton's VPN use for post-quantum protection in 2026? Norton upgraded its Secure VPN to ML-KEM-1024 post-quantum encryption, announced on 31 July 2026. The update also brought faster and more reliable mobile connections, with internal testing showing mobile connection times falling by more than half and connection failures dropping by more than 60%, plus servers added in 11 new countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania. _Teams evaluating VPN encryption upgrades can track vendor security announcements like this one on daily.dev._ ### Does Avast One still protect Windows 10 after Microsoft ended support for it? Yes, Avast says Avast One can continue protecting Windows 10 devices even though Microsoft's general Windows 10 support ended in October 2025, making it relevant for organizations still running legacy environments that haven't migrated to a newer Windows version. _Anyone weighing antivirus options for unsupported OS versions can follow coverage like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How Avast and Gen Digital are raising the bar in cybersecurity](https://daily.dev/posts/how-avast-and-gen-digital-are-raising-the-bar-in-cybersecurity-jxkh0lsbv) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How Norton is protecting digital lives in a hostile online world](https://daily.dev/posts/how-norton-is-protecting-digital-lives-in-a-hostile-online-world-r3mcc9q3t) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How AI Is Changing Malware Detection: From Traditional Antivirus to Next-Gen Protection](https://daily.dev/posts/how-ai-is-changing-malware-detection-from-traditional-antivirus-to-next-gen-protection-h2tvkaqxa) · freeCodeCamp · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Sophos Launches Cyber Defense System Based on AI](https://daily.dev/posts/sophos-launches-cyber-defense-system-based-on-ai-kt6pzccgv) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#phishing](https://daily.dev/tags/phishing), [#vpn](https://daily.dev/tags/vpn) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/avast-avg-and-norton-in-2026-smarter-security-for-a-new-generation-of-threats-n3eaqivfy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Avast, AVG and Norton in 2026: smarter security for a new generation of threats","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/avast-avg-and-norton-in-2026-smarter-security-for-a-new-generation-of-threats-n3eaqivfy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/avast-avg-and-norton-in-2026-smarter-security-for-a-new-generation-of-threats-n3eaqivfy"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T10:57:39.292Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:49:46.648Z","description":"Avast, AVG and Norton are adding AI-driven scam detection, phishing protection and identity safeguards to their consumer and business security suites. 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