McAfee's range of antivirus software and excellent premium features make it an easy contender for the best antivirus software.

Avira's antivirus solutions are impressively solid, but the flagship suite offers the best value.

Microsoft Defender is a powerful and reliable antivirus app native to Windows.

Bitdefender Antivirus Free can’t quite match Avast Free for protection, but the margin is tiny, and the app still stops more malware than just about anything else (including paid products.)

Avast Free Antivirus doesn’t try to win you over with extras, but that’s okay: its core antivirus features are stronger than almost anyone else, and the app keeps you safer than most paid products.

McAfee Plus provides good family protection at a reasonable price point.

Fortect is a fair PC protection tool; but in our review we found it didn't offer the range of features that its competitors have.

These antivirus solutions provide a great deal of functionality while being laudably lightweight.

Bitdefender Antivirus has something for all your 2025 security needs, with lots of premium features in every subscription.

You get an affordable and reliable antivirus suit with the basic plan with Vipre, which is great. However, if you need more advanced functionality, be ready to dish out more money for the higher-tiered plans.

Trend Micro's security solutions are user-friendly and packed with extra features to keep your devices secure.

Avast One Essential delivers better antivirus protection than most paid products at zero cost

AVG AntiVirus isn’t perfect but it’s easy to see why it remains one of the world’s most popular malware detection systems.

Experts will love the configuration options, but there are definite sticking points here.

A fast and ultra-lightweight antivirus for the PC, Mac and more.

Avira Free Security is a capable antivirus with a lot of bonus privacy and security features, but it can’t quite match the protection of Avast and Bitdefender.

Malwarebytes Free is a handy tool which might help you find and remove threats that your regular antivirus has missed.

TotalAV's security products pack in a lot of features but have a hard time keeping up with rivals.

Avast One is the new name for Avast's revamped and redesigned consumer security range and combines antivirus, VPN, privacy and security tools to keep you safe online.

Configurable dual-engine antivirus from the anti-ransomware experts.

Packed with great features, but struggles to compete with the top antivirus solutions.

It's the classic spyware detector — but is Malwarebytes really an "antivirus replacement"?

Less tech-savvy users who want a run-and-forget antivirus should consider Sophos.

An antivirus solution that does the job, but fails to match up to other premium solutions.

Dated in places, but it includes affordable, hassle-free malware protection with two detection engines.

Great phishing protection with a firewall included.

Avast One Gold has reliable antivirus protection and loads of privacy features, but if you don’t need the VPN, the free version will keep you almost as safe.

McAfee’s antivirus is one of the most accurate around right now, but the VPN and browsing protection are a little disappointing, and the reality is there are better suites out there.

Great antivirus for ease-of-use, but some interesting extra features.

F-Secure Total offers great value for antivirus tools, VPN, ID protection, and parental controls.