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Best Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus Alternatives in 2026

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20 tools from antivirus software ranked against Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Trend Micro Worry-Free Services Free trial AndroidiOSMacWebWin 9.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Trend Micro Worry-Free Services
  2. 2
    Bitdefender Total Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5/mo8.9
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Bitdefender Total Security
  3. 3
    Kaspersky Plus Internet Security Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.8
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Kaspersky Plus Internet Security
  4. 4
    ESET HOME Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin 8.6
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET HOME Security
  5. 5
    Bitdefender Antivirus Plus Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $2.08/mo8.6
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
  6. 6
    F-Secure Total Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5.83/mo8.6
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs F-Secure Total
  7. 7
    ESET Small Business Security Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWin 8.4
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET Small Business Security
  8. 8
    Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security Free trial LinuxMacWin 8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security
  9. 9
    Norton 360 AndroidiOSMacWin $7.92/mo8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Norton 360
  10. 10
    ESET PROTECT Entry Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET PROTECT Entry
  11. 11
    AVG Internet Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $4.99/mo8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs AVG Internet Security
  12. 12
    Kaspersky Antivirus AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $4.58/mo8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Kaspersky Antivirus
  13. 13
    Avast One AndroidiOSMacWin 8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avast One
  14. 14
    Malwarebytes Premium AndroidextensioniOSMacWin 8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Malwarebytes Premium
  15. 15
    Avira Prime Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWin $9.17/mo8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Prime
  16. 16
    Avast Free Antivirus Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avast Free Antivirus
  17. 17
    Avira Free Security Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWin Free8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Free Security
  18. 18
    Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud
  19. 19
    Avira Free Antivirus Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWin Free8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Free Antivirus
  20. 20
    Emsisoft Business Security Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $1.10/mo8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Emsisoft Business Security

Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus alternatives compared

#ToolScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Trend Micro Worry-Free Services9.1Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Bitdefender Total Security8.9$5/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
3Kaspersky Plus Internet Security8.8NoAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
4ESET HOME Security8.6NoAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
5Bitdefender Antivirus Plus8.6No$2.08/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
6F-Secure Total8.6No$5.83/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7ESET Small Business Security8.4Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
8Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security8.3Linux, Mac, Windows
9Norton 3608.3No$7.92/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
10ESET PROTECT Entry8.3Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11AVG Internet Security8.3No$4.99/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
12Kaspersky Antivirus8.2$4.58/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
13Avast One8.2Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
14Malwarebytes Premium8.2Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
15Avira Prime8.2No$9.17/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
16Avast Free Antivirus8.2Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
17Avira Free Security8.2Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
18Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud8.2Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
19Avira Free Antivirus8.1Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
20Emsisoft Business Security8.1No$1.10/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus alternatives

What is the best alternative to Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus?

Trend Micro Worry-Free Services, number 1 in antivirus software with a score of 9.1 out of 10. The others here: Bitdefender Total Security, Kaspersky Plus Internet Security, ESET HOME Security and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus?

Avast Free Antivirus is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 3 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing.