Leader
48Heralded Score, range 45–53
The most visible antivirus apps in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
151citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 48 , range 45–53 | 48#1 | 48
| 43% | 30% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 48 , range 45–53 | 48#2 | 48
| 44% | 29% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 37 , range 34–40 | 37#3 | 37
| 30% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 33 , range 31–36 | 33#4 | 33
| 20% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 21 , range 12–31 | 21#5 | 21
| 19% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 21 , range 10–31 | 21#6 | 21
| 15% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 16 , range 9–30 | 16#7 | 16
| 11% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 9 , range 7–20 | 9#8 | 9
| 11% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#9 | 6
| 7% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–6 | 4#10 | 4
| 3% | 2% | | First reading |
“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.
Most cited sources
| Rank | Source | Type | Cited in | Engines | Pages cited | Brands its pages mention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Social | 16.7% | 3 of 4 | 119 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 13.3% | 4 of 4 | 65 | Not read |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 12.9% | 4 of 4 | 72 | Not read |
| 4 | | Review site | 9.8% | 4 of 4 | 27 | 10 |
| 5 | | Regulator | 7.1% | 4 of 4 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 | | Community | 10.2% | 3 of 4 | 41 | 11 |
| 7 | | Social | 6.4% | 2 of 4 | 26 | Not read |
| 8 | | Regulator | 3.8% | 1 of 4 | 12 | Not read |
| 9 | | Community | 4.0% | 2 of 4 | 20 | Not read |
| 10 | | Review site | 3.8% | 3 of 4 | 13 | 8 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Welches Antivirenprogramm schützt meinen Windows-Laptop am besten vor Malware? | German | |
| Welches Antivirenprogramm schützt die Smartphones und Computer meiner Familie? | German | |
| Was schützt meinen Mac vor Viren und Ransomware? | German | |
| Welches Antivirenprogramm schützt mein Android-Smartphone vor schädlichen Apps? | German | |
| Wie verhindere ich, dass mein Laptop mit Malware infiziert wird? | German | |
| Wie kann ich meine Familie vor Phishing-Links und unsicheren Downloads schützen? | German | |
| Wie entferne ich einen Virus und verhindere, dass er wiederkommt? | German | |
| Woran erkenne ich, ob Spyware mein Smartphone überwacht? | German | No brand recommended |
| Reicht der integrierte Geräteschutz aus, oder sollte ich ein Antivirenprogramm installieren? | German | |
| Sollte ich eine Sicherheits-App für Smartphone und Computer nutzen oder lieber verschiedene Apps? | German | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
ChatGPT
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Method
Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.
For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.