I read and understood the previous posts on malwarebytes thanks for that too but – given I just spent $85 on 3 years of Norton protection, possibly unnecessarily (rolls eyes at himself) on amazon’s black friday sales specials I guess I’m stuck with Norton for the time being at least □ … Hi guys brand new to the forums here – thanks so much to everyone who’s posted here, this is the only website I’ve found that addresses whether or not one is really losing Norton if you’re an xfinity subscriber come January 1st 2021 Please use the “Text” tab in the entry box when you copy/pastse Adapts to your home WiFi network and gets smarter over time to keep up with new threatsĮdit to remove HTML.Starts seamlessly without any hardware or software to install-your xFi Gateway is all you need.Protects you from malware, phishing, and visiting malicious sites.Monitors all the devices connected to your home network, unlike Norton which only protects computers and mobile devices.It helps protect all the devices connected to your home network. XFi Advanced Security is a smarter, more personalized security solution for your home WiFi network. And while we’re writing to let you know that Norton Security Online will no longer be available through Xfinity as of January 1, 2021, we’re happy to tell you that as an Xfinity xFi customer, Advanced Security is already included with your service at no extra charge. Xfinity is dedicated to keeping your connection safe, secure, and private. XFi Advanced Security helps keep you protected Norton Security Online will be unavailable soon I expect I will uninstall Norton and activate Defender. It is not clear to me how “xFi Advanced Security” fits into an overall security design. Include name, city and telephone number.The message I received from Comcast is below. If you said yes and chose iCloud Backup, then your data has been backed up ever since, up to the 5-gigabyte limit of your free iCloud storage space.īecause the data stored in iCloud isn't affected by resetting a phone, you could copy it back to the phone when the reset is complete (see /y68uttv3).Į-mail tech questions to or write to Tech Q&A, 650 3rd Av. When you set up your phone, you were asked if you wanted to use iCloud. However, there's a small chance you can recover your photos and videos. As a result, the only way to unlock an iPhone without a password is to perform a "factory reset," which will erase the phone's data. What can I do?Ī: Apple designed the iPhone's password to be the ultimate protection for the phone's data. I'd like to avoid that, because the phone contains photos and videos that I haven't backed up. Apple says the only way to unlock my phone would also erase my data. Q: I have an iPhone X model that is disabled because I entered the wrong password too many times. Whatever antivirus program you use will be managed on your computer. While Norton Security Online was downloaded to your computer and phones and managed from there, xFi Advanced Security resides on a Comcast server and can be turned on or off (but not modified to tighten or loosen security) via a Comcast app or web page. You'll need to manage your xFi firewall and antivirus program separately, which may be more complexity than you like.(For free firewall programs, see /yyxfvq2t). If you decide to avoid xFi Advanced Security entirely, you can choose either a combination antivirus-firewall program, or download separate antivirus and firewall programs. If you plan to use both xFi Advanced Security and an antivirus program, be sure to choose antivirus software that does not include a firewall (running two firewalls at the same time can cause problems.) (For a list of free and for-pay antivirus programs, see /wlsskg5).īe careful about choosing an antivirus program. While Norton is both an antivirus program and a firewall, Comcast recommends using a non-Comcast antivirus program along with its xFi firewall. The xFi Advanced Security program doesn't offer the range of protection that Norton Security Online did.If you don't have such devices in your home, xFi may not offer you any additional benefit. Comcast's xFi Advanced Security is aimed at people who have lots of home network devices, including gadgets that are sometimes poorly protected, such as Wi-Fi enabled security cameras and smart thermostats. While that sounds good, here are some things you should think about: Will I need to add other protection for my computer? What's available?Ī: The xFi Advanced Security software is a firewall program that Comcast said will protect all the devices on your home network rather than just computers or cellphones. But it will drop Norton at the end of December and replace it with Comcast's own xFi Advanced Security. Q: Comcast has been providing its Xfinity internet customers with the Norton Security Online program for free.
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