The Norton anti virus on my computer has started giving me messages that
“Our scan has found your high risk information available online”. Is this
just a scare tactic to get me to buy additional services? Should I take this
seriously?
There have been so many data breaches that it is likely that almost all of us have high risk information available online. What you and everyone here should be doing is changing passwords so they are both very strong and unique for any website which includes your financial information.
Norton is a scam, close to malware on its own. Uninstall that junk and ignore anything that mentions it.
In its place, install Windows Defender and uBlock Origin instead.
If you’re worried about data leaks, use haveibeenpwned.com. Your info is almost certainly out there somewhere, but so is most everyone’s. Use a password manager and strong passwords if you’re worried.
is Norton one of those antiviruses hat don’t actually do a complete uninstall if you follow the directions they give you?
The full name of the company is Norton LifeLock. My guess is that they want to sell you the LifeLock product.
Dewey_Finn:
Yes that is what I suspect.
Before that, Norton was called Simantec, if you remember.
Symantec, actually.