TotalAV

Also known as: TotalAV Antivirus Pro

Free and paid antivirus plus 'system tune-up' suite from UK-based Total Security Limited (formerly Protected.net Group): real-time antivirus/anti-malware and spyware/adware cleaning, junk cleaner, startup-program manager, browser cleanup, app uninstaller and duplicate finder, with paid add-ons for VPN, Total Adblock, and ID-protection/password tools.

Platforms

Interface

Features

Dev-junk cleaning

Not a focus

Development

Company team · original author still leads

total-security-limited

Total Security Limited (incorporated May 4, 2016 as SS Protect Ltd, renamed Protected.net Group Ltd Nov 2018, renamed Total Security Ltd Jul 2023); acquired by PE-backed Saint Holdco Ltd on Dec 10, 2024

License

Proprietary

Price

Freemium

Free 'Smart Scan' tier; Antivirus Pro intro pricing ~$19-29 for the first year, renewing ~$99+/yr; VPN, Total Adblock and ID-protect add-ons extra

Launched

2016

Company incorporated May 4, 2016; earliest product coverage dates to 2016-2017

First release

2016

Domain registered

Nov 29, 1999 (totalav.com)

Last seen alive

Nov 1, 2026

Checks

Mechanical checks derived from the fields above. Each row is one fact; "not yet checked" means exactly that, not a failure. There is no composite score; read them together.

Track record	about 10 years
Source published	No
Release signing	Signed
Security contact	None found
Reproducible builds	Not yet checked
Telemetry	Unknown
Runs elevated	Always
Auto-update channel	Unknown
Recent activity	Last seen 2 days ago

Windows installer is Authenticode-signed and the MS Store listing is the vendor's own (publisher 'Total Security Limited')
No vulnerability-disclosure program or dedicated security contact found; help.totalav.com provides product support only
Privacy policy permits collection of device, usage, and threat-detection data for AV functions; granular telemetry opt-out not documented
Real-time protection installs a persistent background service/driver - elevated continuously
Virus definitions update in-app continuously; app-package update channel and signing not verified (Store and direct-download channels both exist)

Relations

same author PC Protect
Sister antivirus brand run through subsidiary PC Protect Antivirus Ltd.
same author Total Adblock
Standalone ad-blocker sibling sold as a TotalAV add-on and separate subscription.

Research notes

Corporate trail (Companies House 10161957): incorporated May 4, 2016 as SS Protect Limited, renamed Protected.net Group Limited in Nov 2018, renamed Total Security Limited in Jul 2023; registered office in Fareham/Southampton, England; also ships an iOS app.
The 2022 SEC filing for the System1 business combination identifies TotalAV as the flagship brand of the 'Protected' antivirus business; subsidiary stack includes PC Protect Antivirus Ltd and Protected Antivirus Ltd.
Ownership change: sold to private-equity-backed Saint Holdco Limited on Dec 10, 2024 (Companies House acquisition-finance and PSC filings).
Billing pattern documented across Trustpilot and ProductReview threads: steep first-year promo pricing renewing at multiples of the intro rate, cancellation friction, and in-app 'expired'/upsell pop-ups persisting after uninstall; a 30-day money-back window is published.
No author launch announcement found - promotion ran through paid search and affiliate marketing rather than forum posts; earliest coverage is third-party.

Sources

URL	Role	Status	Checked
www.totalav.com/	homepage	200	2026-11-02
apps.microsoft.com/detail/xpdntpm3bg8cv1	store_listing	403	2026-11-02
help.totalav.com/	other	200	2026-11-02

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Wrong, stale, or missing something? Flag this listing: corrections reach the site operator, not TotalAV's developer. Last reviewed Nov 2, 2026.