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Surfshark One offers a useful collection of components, including antivirus, identity protection, and VPN, but it falls a bit short of more robust security suites.
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The free Opswat Security Score gets your antivirus is working at peak efficiency and adds some security bonus features, some of which failed in testing.
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Avira Prime includes every free and paid utility from the company, even ones that haven't come out yet, but it still can't top the best cross-platform multi-device security suites.
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Avira Internet Security upgrades some components of Avira Free Security to their Pro equivalents, but others still require a separate purchase. It’s just not a big improvement over Avira's own free suite.
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Avira Free Antivirus for Mac costs nothing and is easy to use, but a paid upgrade is required for full access to all features.
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Avira Free Security goes beyond basic antivirus with dozens of security-related utilities, but many require payment for full functionality.
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Cloaked seamlessly protects your actual email behind temporary addresses. While pricey, it also protects your phone number, manages your passwords, and gives you identity theft insurance.
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With McAfee+, the company's top-tier security suite, you get protection for all your devices, guaranteed expert help for identity theft remediation, and innovative options to reduce your online exposure.
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McAfee Total Protection offers security, VPN, and password management on all popular platforms, but unlimited device licensing is off the table, as are a variety of expected features.
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Kaspersky Antivirus Replaced by UltraAV? Here’s Why, and What You Can Do
Some US Kaspersky security users got a big surprise when their protection was suddenly replaced by UltraAV due to a government ban. But Kaspersky’s demise has been looming for years.
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With PreVeil, you get free end-to-end encrypted secure cloud storage along with secure email that’s tough enough for business but extremely easy to use, all while keeping your existing email address.
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You don’t have to pay a cent to encrypt, decrypt, or share files with Xecrets Ez, but upgrading to the affordable Premium edition makes it even easier to use.
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Has a Cyberstalker Taken Over Your Life? Here’s How to Get It Back
Someone has gained complete control over your computers and smartphones, and now they’re making your digital life a nightmare. Escape is difficult, but we can help.
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AxCrypt Premium makes encryption simple enough for anyone, and it even offers public key cryptography for secure sharing of encrypted files.
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Hacking All the Things: What We Expect at Black Hat 2024
Every year security researchers and hackers brave the Las Vegas heat to participate in the Black Hat security conference. What mysteries will they unveil this time? We have some guesses.
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ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware remains one of the most effective ransomware-specific security tools we've tested, defending against all our real-world ransomware samples.
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ZoneAlarm Pro Antivirus + Firewall scores vastly better in our tests than the free edition, but it won’t unseat the best competitors.
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ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus combines a feature-limited antivirus with a firewall that doesn’t do all that it used to.
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Comodo Free Antivirus includes many high-end bonus features, but independent antivirus testing labs have little to say about it, and it fares poorly in our own hands-on tests.
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To Comodo’s free antivirus, Comodo Internet Security Pro adds a malware protection guarantee and a full-featured firewall. You don’t get a lot, but you also don’t pay a lot.
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