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ClamAV vs F-Secure Total: catalog facts
ClamAV	F-Secure Total
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0, maintained by Cisco Talos.	Paid Paid subscription bundling VPN, password manager and antivirus.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Browser extension
Signature format is open, so anyone can write detections Designed to be embedded in mail servers, file shares and upload pipelines	Bundles several protection tools under one subscription instead of separate purchases Covers desktop and mobile devices from one account
Detection rates trail the commercial engines in independent testing Not a real-time desktop protection suite on its own	Bundled VPN, antivirus and password manager subscription can cost more than picking best-of-breed tools separately Closed-source software, so internals cannot be independently audited
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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