Buying Norton 360 PC download from Amazon

One of the cool products that is being sold by Amazon is the Norton 360 antivirus software. Although, one can either get a CD or Digital download version, getting the download version is a much faster way of getting Norton 360 license for your system.

I had originally installed Norton 360 2013 version on my computer a year ago from a CD version I got for around N10,000 then. It was almost getting expired and since Christmas was already around, I knew that it would be hard to get this time around until the new year. So, I was thinking of a very fast way to renew my license and found out that the 2014 version was already available on Amazon, courtesy of their Digital services platform.

One of the tools which I reckon every computer and internet user ought to have is at least an antivirus software and Norton's 360 software comes highly recommended for those looking for the best protection.

A Norton 360 software comes with a digital license per computer and one can get a discount if buying up to 3 licenses per user. Well, I decided to go for the 3 licenses and bought one from Amazon today.

It can be hard buying digital content from Amazon especially if you are outside the USA but if you do have a US credit card and billing address, it would be easily overcome.

If you were using just a single computer, then you should get a single license for 1 user but if you were using multiple computers, then you should save money and get 3 licenses for those computers. That would allow you to protect up to 3 computers with your single account.

Now, when it comes to buying and original Norton antivirus in Nigeria where I currently am, there are many stores that do sell it but I don't advise buying it from the roadside since those are mostly cracked version and would only offer limited protection to your system. With an original Norton software however, it normally costs more but your computer would be given maximum protection for up to 1 year.

One of the first places you can get an original antivirus software in Lagos Nigeria is at the computer village. You should be able to buy it from reputable distributors and it comes packaged in a yellow box that is well sealed and comes the license(s) attached too. Once you buy it, you'd be able to run and install the program on your system and activate it on your computer.

Another way you can get a Norton antivirus is from the internet and from digital content sites like Amazon. You can also buy it directly from Norton. I decided to buy this one from Amazon since I already had and account with them and also a US credit card attached to my account.

As at the time of writing this post, the latest Norton 360 software is the Norton 360 2014 version. Don't go and get an old version when there is already a new version in town.

So, I decided to buy Norton Antivirus today and here is how I did it.

- I went to the Norton page and selected the digital download version sold by Amazon digital services
- Clicked on buy and download now
- It was priced at $41
- I initially tried buying with my Nigerian debit card and billing address
- I got an error saying "Software Downloads are only available to US customers".
- I then selected to change my credit card details with the US VCC I have
- I also changed billing address to US address
- Retried to buy and download

It was successful and I was taken to another page to click on the "Start Download" button

After the purchase, I was able to start download and also got an email from Amazon containing my Norton antivirus key.

The downloaded file was named Norton_360_2014_1_User_3_Licenses_Downloader.exe and the download began almost immediately.

It cost me just about $42 and I was able to download it to my computer and activate.

After downloading, I had to run to executable file to update my software but more importantly, I also had to renew my license for an extra 1 year using the key I had received via an email from Amazon.

How much did it cost? I remember the last time I bought an Original Norton 360 2013 version pack in Nigeria and it cost me about N10,000. Now I am getting new license and it just cost under N7,000($42).

I think getting a Norton 360 2014 version directly from Amazon is probably one of the fastest way to get the software and at a good price too. The original CD is not yet available in Nigeria as far as I've seen.