# Scanguard review (2026): is it worth $99 a year?

> Antivirus and cleanup suite for Windows, Mac and iPhone

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Scanguard is a consumer antivirus sold as a single Premium subscription for Windows, macOS and iOS. It combines real-time malware scanning, a phishing-blocking WebShield, email breach alerts and junk-file cleanup. The vendor also offers monthly, quarterly and biannual terms that renew automatically.

- **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection
- **Made by:** Total Security Limited
- **Website:** https://www.scanguard.com/
- **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, iOS
- **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you compare $99 a year with the $4.50 middle of this category.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Scanguard is a paid product, starting at $99 per year.

- **Pricing model:** Paid
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scanguard Premium | $99 per year | Real-time antivirus, scheduled scans, WebShield, junk cleanup, email breach scanner and gaming mode. |

Read from https://www.scanguard.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Scanguard before buying.

## Key features

- **Real-time antivirus:** Scans devices continuously for malware, ransomware, spyware and phishing, plus on-demand and scheduled scans.
- **WebShield:** Filters aimed at phishing and scam sites and malicious downloads, active on desktop platforms.
- **Data breach monitoring:** Scans an email address and alerts you if the credentials appear in known breaches.
- **Junk and speed cleanup:** Clears junk files, manages startup programs and offers a gaming mode and system boost.
- **iPhone and iPad app:** The pricing page says iOS protection is included, with app-based features built for iPhone and iPad.

## Good for

- Individuals who want one subscription across a PC, Mac and iPhone
- Buyers who prefer a simple single-plan antivirus

## Worth knowing

- No Android app is listed; compatibility is stated as Windows 7+, macOS 10.9+ and iOS.
- Plans renew automatically at the then-regular rate, and introductory pricing may apply to first-time customers.
- Refunds require fully terminating the subscription: 30 days on annual and biannual plans, 14 days on monthly and quarterly ones.
- The pricing page shows one plan; monthly, quarterly and biannual prices were not displayed.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Scanguard is an antivirus and cleanup suite for Windows, Mac and iPhone at $99 a year, a single plan. There is no free plan or trial, no Android app, and refunds need the subscription fully cancelled.

- **Value for money: C.** $99 a year, about $8.25 a month, near the dearest tenth of this category, which starts at $8.99, for one plan with no cheaper step.
- **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free on record: no free plan and no trial, and a demo request is not a trial. A refund window is not a trial.
- **Features: C.** Real-time antivirus, scheduled scans, WebShield, junk cleanup, an email breach scanner and gaming mode. The listing shows one plan only.
- **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but it is a consumer antivirus you install and run.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac and iPhone, with no Android and no integrations.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Total Security Limited's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among antivirus apps

- Scanguard's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 14 of the 56 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 11.
- It stands best on ease of use (B, above 23 of 56) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $8.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 30 of the 34 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.

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

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Scanguard 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. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 31 of the 56 other antivirus apps grade higher. It costs $99 a year.

- You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears.
- You could not: Deleting system files without breaking anything.
- You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and iOS that stay in step with each other.

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, Disk cleanup

## Alternatives

- [TotalAV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/totalav): Antivirus with tune-up tools, plus VPN and ad blocking on higher plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/scanguard-vs-totalav)
- [Norton 360](https://toolgpa.com/tools/norton-360): Antivirus suite with VPN, password manager and PC cloud backup. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/norton-360-vs-scanguard)
- [McAfee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mcafee): Antivirus, VPN and identity monitoring for PCs, Macs and phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mcafee-vs-scanguard)
- [Avira](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avira): Free antivirus suite with a VPN, PC cleaner and password manager. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avira-vs-scanguard)
- [Intego](https://toolgpa.com/tools/intego): Mac antivirus and firewall suite, with a VPN and a Windows edition. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/intego-vs-scanguard)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.scanguard.com/pricing/
- https://www.scanguard.com/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/scanguard
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