Avast in talks to merge with Norton

[Venustus]

UK-listed cybersecurity firm Avast in merger talks with NortonLifeLock

London-listed cybersecurity firm Avast (AVST.L) is in advanced talks with U.S. rival NortonLifeLock Inc (NLOK.O) about a merger that would create a clear leader in consumer security software.

www.reuters.com

 

[Deletedmessiah]

Its still in talks and all but did not see that coming.

 

[plat]

Now that is what I call news! Both have had their controversies in recent years and months. Thanks for that, ven. Let's see what happens next, if anything.

 

[mlnevese]

So... can we have an antivirus with Sonar, Avira signatures and Avast's hardened mode next?

 

[forgottenuser79643]

And we shall call it Avaton! Or NoVast?

 

[peter1111]

maybe avast crypto?

 

[Chuck57]

I thought AVAST was buying Norton, then got to the end and saw Norton wants to buy AVAST. I wonder if that would end AVAST and AVG free versions?

 

[peter1111]

I thought AVAST was buying Norton, then got to the end and saw Norton wants to buy AVAST. I wonder if that would end AVAST and AVG free versions?

not sure since avria still have free verisons

 

[russ0408]

I think all the major security companies see the writing on the wall. Windows Defender Is getting that dam good, and people will not need to purchase any big name security software anymore. The only way to servive is to try and join forces.

 

[entropism]

So... can we have an antivirus with Sonar, Avira signatures and Avast's hardened mode next?

No, we'll have unlimited data mining and unstoppable recurring billing.

 

[RoboMan]

Now I wonder how legal this is in some countries... Avast already acquired a huge AV company like AVG. Now going for another (call it buying it or being bought) is taking a great deal of the marketshare. The monopoly move never ends well.

 

[Brahman]

I think all the major security companies see the writing on the wall. Windows Defender Is getting that dam good, and people will not need to purchase any big name security software anymore. The only way to servive is to try and join forces.

Absolutely. Small players will get axed ruthlessly and only the giants can survive. Windows defender would eventually take 90 to 95% of the free market of consumer av segment. This would give them a tremendous advantage in identifying and mitigating zero day threats and inturn would result in higher corporate sales. So the future would be like this ... Microsoft, Norton/Symantec, Kaspersky and that's it.

 

[Azure]

Absolutely. Small players will get axed ruthlessly and only the giants can survive. Windows defender would eventually take 90 to 95% of the free market of consumer av segment. This would give them a tremendous advantage in identifying and mitigating zero day threats and inturn would result in higher corporate sales. So the future would be like this ... Microsoft, Norton/Symantec, Kaspersky and that's it.

Where’s ESET and Emsisoft?

 

[Brahman]

Where’s ESET and Emsisoft?

will get merged with one of the giants eventually

 

[Anthony Qian]

So... can we have an antivirus with Sonar, Avira signatures and Avast's hardened mode next?

No. All you get is Avast Crypto.

 

[cambell7]

Windows is defender? What is Apple going to do, I Virus.

 

[Harputlu]

So... can we have an antivirus with Sonar, Avira signatures and Avast's hardened mode next?

Norton also acquired Bullguard

 

[Yanick]

Norton also acquired Bullguard

Geez Norton is getting around, it's true.

Announcement: Avira + BullGuard

We’re excited to announce that BullGuard has joined Avira as part of NortonLifeLock.

www.avira.com

 

[Nightwalker]

The antivirus market has a time bomb called Microsoft Defender ready to explode and wipe out most security solution vendors.

This scenario was something I had already posted here and on Wilders Security a few years ago, Microsoft Defender is inevitable.

Avast is still one of the most profitable antivirus on the market, but for how long?

After the privacy scandals and the fact that it was the sale of data that financed and allowed the free version to exist, it was only a matter of time before investors realized that the future was bleak.

I'm not very happy with these acquisitions made by Norton Lifelock, it's a company with questionable conduct and products and it seems that, to our bad luck, it will be one of the players that will continue to exist in a world after Microsoft Defender.

I just hope Kaspersky Lab remains in existence and with its superior standard of quality.

 

[CyberDevil]

It seems to me, or is Norton trying to destroy all European antiviruses? If Avast becomes part of Norton, then we will have only Eset and Bitdefender from the major players with their own technologies.