antivirus: promo-to-list renewal window (2026-08-26)

Compare Antivirus prices the promo-to-list jump for “norton antivirus” in antivirus on 2026-08-26 using Bitdefender, Norton, and Kaspersky in USD. Focus: antivirus. Annual is blocked until the renew date and list price are written, not guessed.

Go / no-go 2026-08-26

Annual only with written list price and a dated notice for “norton antivirus”. Otherwise antivirus-ranked-2026 stays monthly until antivirus is on the calendar.

Write the promo end date before you prepay

On Bitdefender, save the intro $ price, the list price after promo, and the calendar day it flips. If 2026-08-26 hides month-13, treat the discount as a trap even when “norton antivirus” is rising.

On Norton, save the intro $ price, the list price after promo, and the calendar day it flips. If 2026-08-26 hides month-13, treat the discount as a trap even when “norton antivirus” is rising.

On Kaspersky, save the intro $ price, the list price after promo, and the calendar day it flips. If 2026-08-26 hides month-13, treat the discount as a trap even when “norton antivirus” is rising.

Seven-day notice you can actually receive

Run written renew on Bitdefender: capture month-13 price outside the banner. Put antivirus on a calendar alert 18h before renew. Email to a folder you never open does not count.

Run boot impact on Norton: measure login time before/after on the same image. Put antivirus on a calendar alert 18h before renew. Email to a folder you never open does not count.

Run ransomware trial on Kaspersky: run the vendor's documented offline test. Put antivirus on a calendar alert 18h before renew. Email to a folder you never open does not count.

Renewal window lab

A ops head in Spokane compared promo versus list on Bitdefender in USD. If list is missing, Compare Antivirus stays monthly on 2026-08-26 and ignores the homepage badge.

A ops head in Spokane compared promo versus list on Norton in USD. If list is missing, Compare Antivirus stays monthly on 2026-08-26 and ignores the homepage badge.

A ops head in Spokane compared promo versus list on Kaspersky in USD. If list is missing, Compare Antivirus stays monthly on 2026-08-26 and ignores the homepage badge.

Renewal window sheet — antivirus-ranked-2026 2026-08-26

Field	Bitdefender	Norton	Kaspersky
Promo USD
List after promo $
Flip date
7-day notice?
antivirus
Annual allowed?

How Bitdefender, Norton, and Kaspersky hide the jump

Bitdefender fails without a written list price. Norton fails if antivirus has no calendar day. Kaspersky is the control: if its promo never ends in writing, freeze the year.

Fails that kill antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26

• Prepaying Bitdefender from a homepage badge
• Ignoring list price on Norton
• Skipping antivirus because the promo felt long
• Trusting a chat bot for the flip date

Lab exclusive to antivirus-ranked-2026 (2026-08-26)

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 in Spokane: a ops head at Compare Antivirus measured antivirus in USD ($) on a 18h clock. The query “norton antivirus” does not replace this lab.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 step 1 at 18:10: on Bitdefender, boot impact — measure login time before/after on the same image. File the screenshot next to antivirus.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 step 2 at 18:11: on Norton, ransomware trial — run the vendor's documented offline test. File the screenshot next to antivirus.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 step 3 at 18:12: on Kaspersky, written renew — capture month-13 price outside the banner. File the screenshot next to antivirus.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Bitdefender vs Norton vs Kaspersky at the same local time in Spokane.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 exit: if cancel, export, or antivirus fail this lab, Compare Antivirus stays monthly on 2026-08-26 even if “norton antivirus” is rising.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x0 Bitdefender written renew antivirus Spokane 18 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x1 Norton boot impact antivirus Spokane 19 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x2 Kaspersky ransomware trial antivirus Spokane 20 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x3 Bitdefender written renew antivirus Spokane 21 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x4 Norton boot impact antivirus Spokane 22 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x5 Kaspersky ransomware trial antivirus Spokane 23 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x6 Bitdefender written renew antivirus Spokane 24 $.

antivirus-ranked-2026-renewal-2026-08-26 renewal x7 Norton boot impact antivirus Spokane 25 $.