Surfshark Antivirus is the best Windows antivirus for small business in 2026, scoring 6.95 out of 10 on our six-dimension rubric, with F-Secure Total (6.28) close behind. Five tools are ranked below on verified renewal pricing, features, ease, support, platform coverage, and fit; two more are listed without a rank because their real prices could not be verified. This page covers WINDOWS antivirus -- Mac users should read our separate Best Antivirus for Mac ranking instead.
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How these tools are scored -- and what this page covers
This page compares WINDOWS ANTIVIRUS for small businesses and prosumers. It is scoped to Windows endpoints: Mac-only vendors (the Intego class) are excluded by scope, and Mac buyers should use our separate Best Antivirus for Mac ranking, which is a different page doing a different job. Every tool is scored on the same six-dimension rubric: pricing and transparency (25%), feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), support (15%), integrations and platform support (10%), and target fit (10%). Pricing, feature, and platform scores project from facts verified against pages each vendor publishes, on the dates shown; ease, support, and fit are scored by a structured review of the materials each vendor publishes. The price shown is the RENEWAL or LIST price each vendor publishes -- introductory promos appear only as annotations and never substitute for the real recurring price. A tool appears in the ranking only when its renewal/list price is verified and at least four of six dimensions have evidence behind them; tools below that bar are listed without a score or rank, with the reason stated. Commercial partnerships never affect a score or a rank: several tools on this page pay SoftwareSift nothing, and the buttons appear or disappear based on partner status while the scores do not move.
The ranking
| Rank | Tool | Score (0-10) | Published price (as stated) | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surfshark Antivirus | 6.95 | Surfshark One bundle: $511.65 list basis for the first 27 months as published ($75.33 / $2.79-a-month promo for the same period) | Check price |
| 2 | F-Secure Total | 6.28 | EUR 89.99/yr renewal, 1 device (EUR 69.99 first year, as published, no conversion) | |
| 3 | Malwarebytes Premium | 6.05 | $44.99/yr Standard, 1 device; 60-day money-back guarantee | Check price |
| 4 | SUPERAntiSpyware Professional X | 5.90 | $74.95/yr list, 3 PCs (promo $19.99 first year) | Check price |
| 5 | McAfee Total Protection | 5.55 | $119.99/yr list ($39.99 first-term promo for new customers) | |
| -- | Bitdefender | Not yet fully evaluated | No verified price: Bitdefender's consumer product pages render pricing as placeholder fields to every capture method we ran; the price shown in a buyer's browser could not be verified as the durable list price | Check price |
| -- | Norton AntiVirus Plus | Not yet fully evaluated | No verified renewal price: Norton's product page publishes a $59.99 first-year promo but renders the renewal price itself as a placeholder; a promo never substitutes for the real recurring price |
Scores are the six-dimension weighted rubric (0 to 10) projected from the stored, vendor-verified facts as of 2026-07-02. Prices are as published by each vendor on that date, in the stated currency and billing model.
What to know about each tool
1. Surfshark Antivirus -- 6.95/10
The best-scoring Windows option in this table -- but read the price model: Surfshark Antivirus ships only inside the Surfshark One bundle (with VPN and more), priced on a first-27-months basis as published. AV-TEST certification is published with scores, plus 24/7 malware protection, a spyware/malware shield, webcam protection, and coverage for up to five devices.
2. F-Secure Total -- 6.28/10
The full-suite European option: F-Secure Total bundles antivirus, scam protection, banking protection, unlimited VPN, a password vault, and identity monitoring, with AV-TEST awards published and a 30-day trial. Prices are published in EUR and shown here unconverted; note the renewal steps up to EUR 89.99 after the first year.
3. Malwarebytes Premium -- 6.05/10
The focused pick: Premium Security covers viruses, ransomware, Trojans, spyware, phishing, exploits, and scams with Browser Guard included, publishes 24/7 human support, and backs purchases with a 60-day money-back guarantee -- the longest in this table. $44.99 a year for one device is the published renewal.
4. SUPERAntiSpyware Professional X -- 5.90/10
A Windows spyware-removal specialist with a genuinely free scanning edition; real-time blocking is reserved for Professional X. Support is unlimited email plus a live-verified 24/7 phone line. Note on the price: an earlier capture recorded a different list figure, so the $74.95 list price shown was re-verified directly on the vendor's live page before this ranking; the $19.99 first-year promo never substitutes for it.
5. McAfee Total Protection -- 5.55/10
The household name publishes 24/7 identity monitoring and scam-protection features alongside its antivirus. The $119.99 list price is the durable number; the $39.99 promo is explicitly a first-term price for new customers. Support pages were unreachable to both our capture methods this run, so the support score carries an evidence-limited flag.
Bitdefender -- not yet fully evaluated
Consistently strong on the merits our reviewers could verify -- guided consumer storefront, 24/7 support center, and a near-exact fit for the small-business buyer via its dedicated SMB line. It is unranked for one reason: its pages render prices as placeholders to automated verification, so no durable list price could be recorded.
Norton AntiVirus Plus -- not yet fully evaluated
Norton AntiVirus Plus covers one PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone. Its product page publishes the $59.99 first-year promo plainly but renders the renewal price as a placeholder field, and this page ranks only on verified renewal prices -- so Norton is listed without a rank until that number verifies.