Every suite we test

Antivirus Reviews

In-depth, lab-tested reviews of every antivirus suite we benchmark — protection, performance impact, pricing, and platform support.

5 reviews
9.1/10 · $39.99/yr

McAfee Total Protection

Broad identity-theft coverage and unlimited-device licensing on the top tier make this the pick for large households juggling many devices.

9/10 · $29.99/yr

Kaspersky Standard

Consistently strong detection at the lowest effective price in the top five, with a genuine free tier for anyone not…

9.8/10 · $29.99/yr

Bitdefender Total Security

The strongest all-round result in this cycle: near-perfect malware detection paired with the lowest measured system overhead of any suite…

9.6/10 · $34.99/yr

Norton 360 Deluxe

A dense feature set — sandbox virtualization, a no-throttle VPN, and dark-web monitoring — wrapped around detection scores that match…

9.4/10 · $39.99/yr

ESET NOD32 Security

The lightest footprint we measured this cycle, with near-perfect detection and none of the bundled extras that add overhead on…