Comparison of antivirus software

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The term "on-demand scan" refers to the possibility of performing a manual scan (by the user) on the entire computer/device, while "on-access scan" refers to the ability of a product to automatically scan every file at its creation or subsequent modification.

The term "CloudAV" refers to the ability of a product to automatically perform scans on the cloud.

The term "Email Security" refers to the protection of email from viruses and malware, while "AntiSpam" refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks.

The term "Web protection" usually includes protection from: infected and malicious URLs, phishing websites, online identity (privacy) protection and online banking protection. Many antivirus products use "third-party antivirus engine". This means that the antivirus engine is made by another producer; however, the malware signature and/or other parts of the product may (or may not) be done from the owner of the product itself.

Desktop computers and servers

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Microsoft Windows

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Apple macOS

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Linux

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Solaris

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall Email security AntiSpam Web protection Live-Update Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Cisco Clam AntiVirus Yes Yes No No No No Yes No GPL-2.0-only Free 1998 United States
FRISK Software International F-PROT Antivirus Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware 1989 Iceland EOL 2021
Panda Security Panda DesktopSecure for Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Proprietary ? 2009 Spain
Sophos Sophos AntiVirus for Unix Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware ? UK Central management

FreeBSD

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall Email security AntiSpam Web protection Live-Update Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Cisco Clam AntiVirus Yes Yes No No No No Yes No GPL-2.0-only Free 1998 United States
FRISK Software International F-PROT Antivirus Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware 1989 Iceland EOL 2021
Panda Security Panda DesktopSecure for Linux Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Proprietary ? 2009 Spain

OS/2, ArcaOS

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall Email security AntiSpam Web protection Live-Update Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Cisco Clam AntiVirus/ClamAV-GUI Yes No No No No No Yes No GPL-2.0-only Free 1998 United States

Mobile (smartphones and tablets)

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Google Android

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall AntiSpam Web protection AntiTheft Call/SMS Filtering Backup Parental Control Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
G Data CyberDefense G Data Mobile Security Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Trialware Non-free ? Germany
Intego VirusBarrier iOS Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Proprietary Non-free 1997 United States Discontinued
Gen Digital Norton Mobile Security No No No No No Yes No Yes No Yes Proprietary Non-free 2011 United States
Bitdefender Bitdefender Mobile Security No No No No No Yes No No No No Proprietary Non-free 2018 Romania
Seqrite mSuite MDM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Non-free 1994 India

Windows Mobile

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This list excludes Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 as they do not support running protection programs.

Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall AntiSpam Web protection AntiTheft Call/SMS Filtering Backup Parental Control Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Dr. Web Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware 2006 Russia
ESET ESET Mobile Security Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Proprietary Non-free 2010 Slovakia
Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Mobile Security Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Non-free 2008 Russia Banned in U.S. government departments by the DHS
Seqrite mSuite MDM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Non-free 1994 India

Symbian

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall AntiSpam Web protection AntiTheft Call/SMS Filtering Backup Parental Control Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Dr. Web Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware 2006 Russia
ESET ESET Mobile Security Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Proprietary Non-free 2010 Slovakia
Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Mobile Security Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Proprietary Non-free 2008 Russia Banned in U.S. government departments by the DHS

BlackBerry

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Company Software On-demand scan On-access scan Firewall AntiSpam Web protection AntiTheft Call/SMS Filtering Backup Parental Control Support License Price First release Country of origin Notes
Dr. Web Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary Trialware 2015 Russia
Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Mobile Security No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Proprietary Non-free 2008 Russia Banned in U.S. government departments by the DHS
McAfee McAfee Mobile Security Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Proprietary Non-free 2011 United States

See also

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References

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