{"id":314,"date":"2016-08-07T17:24:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-07T17:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nortonsecurityonline.com\/kb-faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=314"},"modified":"2026-05-02T13:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:51:39","slug":"having-an-issue-with-my-norton-software-i-contacted-norton-support-but-they-came-back-to-me-with-the-offer-to-buy-some-additional-security-software-plus-they-wanted-to-charge-me-200-for-further-su","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.antivirusaz.com\/faq\/art\/having-an-issue-with-my-norton-software-i-contacted-norton-support-but-they-came-back-to-me-with-the-offer-to-buy-some-additional-security-software-plus-they-wanted-to-charge-me-200-for-further-su\/","title":{"rendered":"Having an issue with my Norton software, I contacted Norton support, but they came back to me with the offer to buy some additional security software, plus they wanted to charge me $200 for further support. 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They\u2019re usually based overseas, and they do charge hourly or lump sum rates while leaving an impression they\u2019re official Norton support \u2013 which they are NOT, for sure.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, never give your credit card nor any of your personal information to people that communicate to you in this manner.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, the best way to ensure you get official free support from Norton is to start at this URL:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Official Norton Support\" href=\"\/asrvc\/norton\/norton-html.php?m=faqSupp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">support.norton.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then you\u2019ll know you talk to real people at Norton company, not somebody who pretends be it.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video from Norton that helps more in understanding about fake Norton support:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Norton Tech Support Scams\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9IQa0Gs4Mg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In such scenarios, do not allow become a victim of scams like this. Norton does not charge its customers for its regular support that is included into the valid Norton software subscription. There is a plenty of websites claiming being \u201cNorton support\u201d while they\u2019re not. They\u2019re usually based overseas, and they do charge hourly or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[304,12],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-314","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-norton","ht_kb_category-threats-vulnerabilities"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Having an issue with my Norton software, I contacted Norton support, but they came back to me with the offer to buy some additional security software, plus they wanted to charge me $200 for further support. I thought Norton support was included with my valid subscription. 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