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Best Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms 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 9.2
    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 8.6
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Kaspersky Plus Internet Security
  4. 4
    Bitdefender Antivirus Plus Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $2.08/mo8.6
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
  5. 5
    ESET HOME Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin 8.4
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET HOME Security
  6. 6
    F-Secure Total Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $5.83/mo8.4
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs F-Secure Total
  7. 7
    Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security Free trial LinuxMacWin 8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security
  8. 8
    ESET Small Business Security Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWin 8.3
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET Small Business Security
  9. 9
    AVG Internet Security Free trial AndroidiOSMacWin $4.99/mo8.2
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs AVG Internet Security
  10. 10
    ESET PROTECT Entry Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET PROTECT Entry
  11. 11
    Avira Prime Free trial AndroidextensioniOSMacWin $9.17/mo8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Prime
  12. 12
    Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud
  13. 13
    ESET Mobile Security for Android Free plan Android Free8.1
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs ESET Mobile Security for Android
  14. 14
    Avast Free Antivirus Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free8.0
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avast Free Antivirus
  15. 15
    Avira Free Security Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWin Free8.0
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Free Security
  16. 16
    Avira Free Antivirus Free plan AndroidextensioniOSMacWin Free8.0
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avira Free Antivirus
  17. 17
    Kaspersky Antivirus AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin $4.58/mo7.9
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Kaspersky Antivirus
  18. 18
    Avast One AndroidiOSMacWin 7.9
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Avast One
  19. 19
    Norton 360 AndroidiOSMacWin $7.92/mo7.9
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Norton 360
  20. 20
    Malwarebytes Premium AndroidextensioniOSMacWin 7.9
    Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus vs Malwarebytes Premium

Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Trend Micro Worry-Free Services9.2Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
2Bitdefender Total Security8.9$5/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
3Kaspersky Plus Internet Security8.6NoAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
4Bitdefender Antivirus Plus8.6No$2.08/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
5ESET HOME Security8.4NoAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
6F-Secure Total8.4No$5.83/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
7Bitdefender GravityZone Small Business Security8.3Linux, Mac, Windows
8ESET Small Business Security8.3Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
9AVG Internet Security8.2No$4.99/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
10ESET PROTECT Entry8.1Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11Avira Prime8.1No$9.17/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
12Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud8.1Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13ESET Mobile Security for Android8.1Free planFreeAndroid
14Avast Free Antivirus8.0Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
15Avira Free Security8.0Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
16Avira Free Antivirus8.0Free planFreeAndroid, Browser, iOS, Mac, Windows
17Kaspersky Antivirus7.9$4.58/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
18Avast One7.9Android, iOS, Mac, Windows
19Norton 3607.9No$7.92/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
20Malwarebytes Premium7.9Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, 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 9.2 out of 10. The others here: Bitdefender Total Security, Kaspersky Plus Internet Security, Bitdefender Antivirus Plus and 16 more.

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

ESET Mobile Security for Android is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.