Gen Digital – Corporate Profile
Last reviewed: March 28, 2026
Gen Digital
Formerly: NortonLifeLock, Symantec Consumer
Formed from NortonLifeLock's $8.6B acquisition of Avast. Largest consumer cybersecurity company by revenue.
Potential conflict of interest: Avast subsidiary Jumpshot was caught selling user browsing data harvested from its free antivirus products in 2020. Jumpshot was shut down.
2022
Founded
4
VPN Brands
1 of 4
Independently Audited
1
Security Incidents
VPN Brands
Norton VPN
Not audited
Not audited
AVG Secure VPN
Not audited
✓ Audited (1)
Other Products
Norton Antivirus
Avast Antivirus
AVG Antivirus
LifeLock (identity protection)
CCleaner
Key People
Timeline
Nov 2022
Merger
NortonLifeLock completed $8.6B acquisition of Avast. Renamed to Gen Digital.
Jan 2020
Controversy
Avast subsidiary Jumpshot caught selling user browsing data harvested from free antivirus. Jumpshot shut down.
Corporate Details
| Registration & Financials | |
|---|---|
| Website: | www.gendigital.com ↗ |
| Legal entity: | Gen Digital Inc. |
| Incorporation: | Delaware, USA |
| Registered address: | 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA |
| Company number: | SEC CIK: 0000849399 |
| Stock listing: | NASDAQ: GEN ↗ |
| Investor relations: | View IR page ↗ |
| Employees: | ~3,400 |
| Revenue: | $3.4B (FY2024 revenue) |
Privacy
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