Total Defense Anti-Virus

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Product

Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus is a Windows antivirus for home users that protects against viruses, spyware and ransomware with real-time and on-demand scanning and warnings about phishing sites. In fact, we’re so certain we can protect you, if you’re running a Total Defense Security Product and a virus slips past our powerful protection, our expert technology advisors will remove the virus from your device for free. Total Defense is committed to helping you with your refund. In the unlikely event the virus can’t be removed, we will give you your money back. It runs on Windows.

Current Version: 14.0.0.409
Product Page: totaldefense.com/shop/anti-virus
Market: Consumer
Licence: Paid
Price: USD 39.99 / annual
Record Created: 2026-08-20
Last Updated: 2026-10-25

Vendor

Total Defense sells consumer antivirus in the United States and descends from a corporate line most buyers will not recognise under this name: its engine and business come from the antivirus products of CA Technologies, the former Computer Associates, which were spun out and continued under the Total Defense brand. Its range is small and plainly named: Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus, Total Defense Premium Internet Security and Total Defense Ultimate Internet Security, with Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus for Mac, Total Defense Mobile Security and Total Defense PC Tune-Up beside them. The tiers differ by the identity, backup and tuning extras bundled rather than by the scanner. It is a smaller company than most in this index and sells directly to households rather than through partners. It enters the public test cycles infrequently, so a reader comparing it with the major suites will find fewer independent results to weigh. Vendor page →

Website: totaldefense.com
Country: United States
Headquarters: Hauppauge, United States
Year Established: 2011
Customers: 50K business customers
Users: 4M users
Revenue: $5.0M (2025)

Platforms

Windows

native

Target Market

Consumer primary

Capabilities

Pricing

Plan	Licence	Priced per	Billed	Price
Summary	Subscription	not stated	yearly	USD 39.99

Versions

14.0.0.409Windows

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

At a glance — latest result per lab test

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAdvanced

Tested: Windows2026-06-15lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAdvanced+

Tested: Windows2026-10-15lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Performance TestStandard

Tested: Windows2026-10-20lab report ↗

Each bar is one lab’s own figure on that lab’s own scale. Labs test different models at different times, so the figures are not combined into one score.

All results

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — February–May 20262026-06-15

AdvancedProtection Rate: 98.3%False Positives: 1

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — July–October 20252025-11-17

Advanced+Protection Rate: 98.8%False Positives: 2

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test — March 20262026-04-15

Offline Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Protection Rate: 99.91%False Positives: 4

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test — September 20262026-10-15

Advanced+Offline Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Detection Rate: 97.2%Online Protection Rate: 99.95%False Positives: 4

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAV-Comparatives Performance Test — April 20262026-04-22

Impact Score: 31.6AV-Comparatives Score: 65

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAV-Comparatives Performance Test — September 20252025-10-15

Impact Score: 31.2AV-Comparatives Score: 65

AV-Comparatives Performance TestAntivirus Performance Test September 20262026-10-20

StandardImpact Score: 37AV-Comparatives Score: 60

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported

OPSWAT Certified Security ApplicationPlatinum1 activePlatinum

Change History

This record was created 2026-08-20. Everything below is what has changed since.

2026-10-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-10-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test result: Standardevidence
2026-10-15Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-09-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test result: Advanced+evidence
2026-09-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test result: Advancedevidence
2026-09-23Capability addedRansomware Protection: built inevidence
2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Home Antimalwareevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-20Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-20Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-09-19Product updatedNo longer sold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-09-19Product updatedSold to: Consumerevidence
2026-09-19Pricing plan addedPrice: USD 39.99 yearlyevidence
2026-09-09New versionNew version: 14.0.0.409 (Windows)evidence
2026-08-26Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-26Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-25Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
2026-08-20Capability addedMalware Detection: built inevidence
2026-08-20Pricing plan addedPrice: paidevidence
2026-08-20Product updatedSold to: Enterpriseevidence
2026-08-20New versionNew version: 14.0.0.409evidence
2026-08-20Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OPSWAT Certified Security Application (Platinum)evidence
2026-08-20Product createdNew product listedevidence

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Malware Detectionkey	native
Ransomware Protectionkey	native
Behavioral Detectionkey	Not known
Web Protectionkey	Not known
Email Protection	Not known
Host Firewall	Not known
Sandbox Analysis	Not known
Cloud-Assisted Scanning	Not known
Heuristic Detection	Not known
Device Control	Not known
Vulnerability Shielding	Not known
Central Management Console	Not known