I would removed the software altogether. Disabling it is temporary, and less satisfying.
Not everyone has the wherewithal to install and use Linux, and if a current anti-virus app has not expired, the temporary fix of disabling it may be satisfying enough for the moment.
Also, Norton and other similar apps usually permit disabling some fetaures or functions without disabling everything - permitting the app to have a smaller footprint (less of resource hog) temporarily.
In the meantime, price and feature investigation of optional apps can identify an app to install as soon as the current one stops accepting updates without a new subscription.
That’s usually good enough for most folks.