What is in a security package?

The answer

Contents vary. Compare antivirus, web protection, password management, VPN and other services one by one with the features already on each device.

Security-package contents vary. Alongside antivirus, a package may contain web protection, password management, a VPN, parental controls or identity monitoring.

Check which features each device already provides before paying for a package. Windows, Android and iPhone protect apps in different ways, so the same package does not do the same job on each one.

Play Protect checks harmful apps on a Google Play-certified Android phone. On iPhone, app isolation also limits what a separate security app can inspect.

Check how many devices the subscription covers and whether each one has the same need. Find out whether “protection” means antivirus, web filtering or something else.

Calculate the annual price and check whether it changes after an introductory period.