$AV_NLL folder recently found in my system but used by Norton

FWIW! This may answer your question about the folder. It appears to be quarantine related, the article specified Avast. Norton owns Avast and I have found Avast folder in drive C: before too. May be related.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/avasw-folder/8b63419d-3b47-40f2-acaf-79ea6754e73b

SA