# Quick Heal Total Security review (2026): is it worth $10 a year?

> Antivirus suite for Windows, Mac and Android with parental controls

Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Quick Heal Total Security is the top home tier of Quick Heal's antivirus range, adding parental control, safe banking, data backup, dark web monitoring and an in-app assistant to malware protection. Quick Heal also sells cheaper Windows tiers, a Mac edition, a mobile app and a multi-device pack, each on its own page, with business products sold under the Seqrite name.

- **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection
- **Made by:** Quick Heal Technologies Limited
- **Website:** https://www.quickheal.com
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Android
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use an iPhone, as no iPhone product is listed.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 12, 2026, Quick Heal Total Security is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 per year for 1 user (Mobile Security, listed at $20).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Free one-month trials of Internet Security Essentials (Windows) and Mobile Security (Android).

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Security | $10 per year for 1 user, Android | Android app. Shown at $10 against a crossed-out $20 with no end date. |
| Antivirus Pro | $12 per year for 1 user, Windows | Entry Windows tier. Shown at $12 against a crossed-out $30 with no end date. |
| Internet Security | $18 per year for 1 user, Windows | Adds protection for browsing, banking and email. Shown at $18 against a crossed-out $40. |
| Total Security | $30 per year for 1 user, Windows | Adds parental control, dark web monitoring, anti-ransomware and data backup. Shown at $30 against a crossed-out $60. |
| Total Security for Mac | $30 per year for 1 user, Mac | Mac edition of Total Security. Shown at $30 against a crossed-out $60 with no end date. |
| Total Security Multi-Device | $30 per year for 3 devices ($50 for 5 devices) | One licence for Windows, Mac and Android devices. Shown at $30 against a crossed-out $60. |

Read from https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-total-security on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Quick Heal Total Security before buying.

## Key features

- **Anti-ransomware:** Total Security lists an AI-powered anti-ransomware feature that the page says blocks ransomware before it can encrypt files.
- **Parental control:** Lets parents monitor and manage a child's online activity. The product page lists it among the features of the Total Security tier.
- **Scam and phishing protection:** Scam link protection blocks dangerous sites, phishing and email filtering is listed, and AntiFraud.AI checks URLs, emails and apps for fraud.
- **Dark web monitoring:** Scans the dark web for leaked data such as phone numbers, emails and passwords and gives a privacy score. The page names Indian IDs such as Aadhaar and PAN.
- **Safe Banking and data backup:** Safe Banking sets up a protected environment for online transactions, and Data Backup keeps copies of important files.
- **SIA assistant and metaProtect:** SIA is an in-app chatbot that explains alerts, and metaProtect manages protection on all of a user's devices with one login.

## Good for

- Home users who want parental controls in an antivirus suite
- Families with a mix of Windows, Mac and Android devices
- Buyers who want a low-priced one-year licence

## Worth knowing

- Prices are shown against a higher crossed-out figure with no end date, so renewal prices are not stated on the pages read.
- Dark web monitoring is described with Indian identity documents such as Aadhaar and PAN, which suggests it is built mainly for buyers in India.
- Each tier is a separate one-year licence; Windows, Mac and Android editions are sold as different products.
- The pages read describe the Total Security tier at one user for one year; a 5-device Multi-Device licence costs $20 more than 3 devices.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Quick Heal sells separate yearly licences for Windows, Mac and Android, starting at $10 a year for Android and $30 for Total Security. Each is a separate product, the prices sit beside a crossed-out higher figure with no end date, and the dark web monitoring is described with Indian ID documents.

- **Value for money: B.** Total Security is $30 a year, $2.50 a month, inside the cheaper quarter of antivirus ($2.92 and under). Mobile Security is $10 and Antivirus Pro $12. The renewal price is not stated.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** Free one-month trials of Internet Security (Windows) and Mobile Security (Android). The pages read do not mention a card.
- **Features: B.** Anti-ransomware, parental control, scam and phishing protection, dark web monitoring, safe banking and backup on Total Security. Nothing in the listing is missing from the core job.
- **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It is installed software with nothing to set up first.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac and Android, with a multi-device licence for 3 or 5 devices. No iPhone app listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Quick Heal's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among antivirus apps

- Quick Heal Total Security's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 25 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 5.
- It stands best on value for money (B, above 21 of 25) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 5).
- Its paid plans start at $0.83 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.50 for the category: 0 of the 20 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/antivirus

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Quick Heal Total Security you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 19 of the 25 other antivirus apps we grade. It costs $10 a year.

- You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Android that stay in step with each other.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

**Tags:** Malware protection, AI features

## Alternatives

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## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026:

- https://www.quickheal.com
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-total-security
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-internet-security
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-antivirus-pro
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-total-security-for-mac
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-total-security-multi-device
- https://www.quickheal.com/home-users/quick-heal-mobile-security
- https://www.quickheal.com/free-trial

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