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Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email Security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Avast (Gen Digital) | Avast Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | Czech Republic | |
Avira Operations (Gen Digital) | Avira Free Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | Germany | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Romania | |
Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | GPL-2.0-only | Free | 2000 | United States | |
Clario Tech | MacKeeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | ||
Comodo Group | Comodo Mac Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Anti-virus for Mac OS X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Cyber Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Slovakia | |
ESET | ESET Cyber Security Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [10] | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2013 | Slovakia | |
F-Secure | F-Secure Anti-Virus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Finland | Third-party antivirus engine (Bitdefender + F-PROT) |
G Data CyberDefense | G DATA AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 1987 | Germany | Third-party antivirus engine (G Data + Bitdefender) |
G Data CyberDefense | G DATA Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Germany | Third-party antivirus engine (G Data + Bitdefender) |
G Data CyberDefense | G DATA Total Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2004 | Germany | Third-party antivirus engine (G Data + Bitdefender) |
Intego | VirusBarrier | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 1997 | United States | |
Intego | Mac Internet Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2000 | United States | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Internet Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Russia | Banned in U.S. government departments by the DHS |
Quick Heal | Quick Heal Total Security for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 1995 | India | Jayanta |
Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes for Mac | Yes | No | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Free | 2006 | United States | 4 vulnerabilities found by Project Zero in 2016 |
Panda Security | Panda Antivirus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Spain | |
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | United Kingdom | |
Gen Digital | Symantec Endpoint Protection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | United States | |
Gen Digital | Norton Security Standard for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | United States | |
Trend Micro | Titanium Internet Security for Mac | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Japan | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere AntiVirus | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (only in Apple Safari) | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | United States | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Internet Security Plus and Complete | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (only in Apple Safari) | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | United States |
Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Heuristics | CloudAV | Firewall | IDS | IPS | Email security | AntiSpam | Web protection | Live-Update | Support | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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AVG Technologies (Gen Digital) | AVG Linux Server Edition | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Czech Republic | |
Cisco | Clam AntiVirus | Yes | Yes [11] | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | GPL-2.0-only | Free | 1998 | United States | |
Comodo Group | Comodo Internet Security Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Free | 2008 | United States | Very difficult to install, needing extensive system hacks/edits. |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Anti-virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 1992 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET File Security for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Slovakia | EOL March 16 2023 [12] |
ESET | ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2020 | Slovakia | Currently in 'Limited Support' doesn't have all functions available via GUI interface. EOL March 16 2023 [13] |
FRISK Software | F-PROT Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Proprietary | Trialware | 1989 | Iceland | EOL 2021 |
F-Secure | F-Secure Linux Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Finland | |
Fortinet | Forticlient | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2009 | United States | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | Russia | Banned in U.S. government departments by the USG |
Panda Security | Panda DesktopSecure for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | Spain | |
Sophos | Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2008 | United Kingdom | Not for home users, only provide paid business version via resellers. |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Cisco | Clam AntiVirus/ClamAV-GUI | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | GPL-2.0-only | Free | 1998 | United States |
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Company | Software | On-demand scan | On-access scan | Firewall | AntiSpam | Web protection | Privacy Advisor | AntiTheft | Call/SMS Filtering | Backup | Parental Control | Support | AV Comparatives | AV Test [14] | License | Price | First release | Country of origin | Notes |
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Avast (Gen Digital) | Avast Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2011 | Czech Republic | |
Avast (Gen Digital) | Avast Premier Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2013 | Czech Republic | |
AVG Technologies (Gen Digital) | AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2010 | Czech Republic | |
Avira Operations | Avira Free Android Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2004 | Germany | |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2011 | Romania | |
Cheetah Mobile | Security Master | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | China | Former CM Security, [15] Purged from Google Play Store |
Comodo Group | Comodo Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Free | 2012 | United States | |
Dr. Web | Dr. Web Mobile Security Suite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2010 | Russia | |
ESET | ESET Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partially, only Anti-Phishing | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium [16] | 2011 | Slovakia | |
F-Secure | F-Secure Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2010 | Finland | |
G Data CyberDefense | G Data Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Trialware | 2012 | Germany | |
Kaspersky Lab | Kaspersky Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | Russia | Banned in U.S. government departments by the DHS |
McAfee | McAfee Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Sophos | EndUser Protection | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United Kingdom | |
Sourcefire | FireAMP Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Proprietary | ? | 2012 | United States | |
Gen Digital | Norton Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2011 | United States | |
Trend Micro | Trend Micro Mobile Security | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Non-free | 2012 | Japan | |
Webroot | SecureAnywhere Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary | Freemium | 2012 | United States |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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