My NIS renewal is coming up and I was looking to save a little money. I have a Windows 8.1 PC with a late-model Cisco router.
The only differences between Norton Internet Security and Antivirus I could find were the following; did I leave anything out?
Parental Controls
Firewall
Spam Blocking
Defrag (Optimize) Scheduling
Startup Manager
The only feature of real benefit to me is the firewall, so basically I'm paying $30 a year for the firewall. I'm a very cautious internet user, so If I were to downgrade to Norton AV isn't the combination of the Windows and router firewalls a sufficiently strong defense?
I haven't made a decision and will stick with NIS if there is a compelling reason, so I appreciate any feedback.