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Price captures verified 2026-08-09; overall scores unpublished
Surfshark Antivirus is best understood as part of a privacy-bundle conversation inside Surfshark One / One+, not as a standalone lab champion competing with dedicated suites. Free OS baselines still come first. On 2026-08-09 the official pricing page showed One at A$3.89/mo on the 24-month plan for the fetch geo (AUD); USD US storefront rates were not returned from research fetches (ISS-028). Scores and detection rates remain unpublished.
Overall score
Verdict pending verification
No independent AV lab republication on this draft
Pending test record
Antivirus ships in One/One+ scope per vendor support articles
One from A$3.89/mo (24-mo AUD geo, 2026-08-09); not a USD guarantee
Best for
VPN + antivirus bundles (qualitative)
Starting price
Antivirus not standalone; One from A$3.89/mo (24-mo) AUD geo on surfshark.com/pricing 2026-08-09; Starter from A$3.49/mo without AV; see ledger
Platforms (vendor AV)
Windows, macOS, Android (Surfshark One support article)
Refund period
30-day money-back advertised (vendor page, 2026-08-09)
Review status
Research draft, not a published score
Surfshark Antivirus is best understood as part of a privacy-bundle conversation inside Surfshark One / One+, not as a standalone lab champion competing with dedicated suites. Free OS baselines still come first. On 2026-08-09 the official pricing page showed One at A$3.89/mo on the 24-month plan for the fetch geo (AUD); USD US storefront rates were not returned from research fetches (ISS-028). Scores and detection rates remain unpublished.
Editorial analysis
These notes are qualitative and claim-safe. Numeric scores, prices, and lab figures stay pending until verified.
If you do not want a VPN, compare Bitdefender or Malwarebytes instead of forcing Surfshark Antivirus into a dedicated-AV shortlist. Surfshark positions antivirus inside One/One+ style bundles. Buying the bundle only because antivirus appears in a table is the wrong leftover job.
Surfshark support materials describe Surfshark Antivirus as detecting/removing viruses and malware, offering real-time protection, and supporting full/quick scans (What is Surfshark One?, accessed 2026-08-09). Those are vendor feature claims, not Security Checklist lab results. We will not invent AV-TEST percentages or “beats Bitdefender” slogans.
On 2026-08-09 surfshark.com/pricing showed 24-month monthly-equivalent prices in AUD for the fetch geo: Starter A$3.49/mo, One A$3.89/mo, One+ A$6.29/mo. Antivirus ships with One/One+ scope claims, not as a Starter add-on story. Attempts to force USD still returned AUD from the research location (ISS-028). Re-check live checkout in your market; do not invent USD conversions.
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus from $24.99/yr first-year and Malwarebytes Standard from $59.99/yr (2026-08-09 USD captures) remain the pack conversations for suite breadth and cleanup focus. Surfshark wins the qualitative lane when privacy tooling is already the purchase and antivirus is an add-on, not when you need a scored endpoint champion.
No fabricated removal rates, no invented USD US list prices, no mockup coupons, and no stacking advice that disables healthy built-in protection without vendor guidance. Unscored gauges wait on real test records.
No fabricated test counts. Methodology pillars stay visible while evidence is still pending.
Protection claims cited only from approved sources, no invented lab scores or detection rates.
Setup friction, scanning clarity, and day-to-day impact on normal use.
Real-time protection, cleanup tools, web shields, and suite extras that change buy/no-buy outcomes.
Resource impact and reliability notes publish only when a test record exists.
Plan fit versus free built-in protection. Starting prices publish from claim ledgers; scores stay N/Pub until test records exist.
Commercial prices stay unpublished until verified. Cards below show honest pending states, never invented amounts.
A$3.49/mo
Verified 2026-08-09, surfshark.json#surfshark-starting-price; VPN-focused SKU, not the antivirus bundle
A$3.89/mo
Verified 2026-08-09, surfshark.json; antivirus ships in One/One+ only (not standalone)
Dedicated AV suite
From $24.99/yr Antivirus Plus (1 device, first year)
Verified 2026-08-09, bitdefender.json#bitdefender-starting-price; Total Security Individual from $59.99/yr; renewals may differ
30-day money-back advertised (bitdefender.com, 2026-08-09)
Cleanup focus
From $59.99/yr Standard (3 devices)
Verified 2026-08-09, malwarebytes.json#malwarebytes-starting-price (malwarebytes.com/windows); Plus $79.99 / Ultimate $139.99 promo
60-day money-back advertised on Premium plans (vendor page, 2026-08-09)
Free baseline
Included with Windows (verify edition)
Not an affiliate product
Internal links
Hub, tools, and related pages from the inventory. No invented URLs.
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