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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | New entry | 4 , range 2–6 | 4#11 | 4
| 3% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 12 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–6 | 3#12 | 3
| 4% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 13 | | New entry | 3 , range 2–6 | 3#13 | 3
| 2% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 14 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–4 | 2#14 | 2
| 2% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 15 | | New entry | 2 , range 1–3 | 2#15 | 2
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| 16 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#16 | 1
| 1% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 17 | | New entry | 1 , range 1–3 | 1#17 | 1
| 1% | 0% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | –
| 0% | 0% | | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | | Media | 5.0% | 3 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
| 12 | | Media | 4.0% | 4 of 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | | Regulator | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 14 | | Regulator | 2.1% | 2 of 4 | 9 | Not read |
| 15 | | Media | 3.3% | 4 of 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | | Media | 3.1% | 3 of 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 17 | | Media | 3.1% | 2 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 18 | | Regulator | 1.2% | 1 of 4 | 9 | Not read |
| 19 | | Media | 2.4% | 3 of 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | | Vendor site | 2.1% | 2 of 4 | 11 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Ce aplicație antivirus ar trebui să folosesc pentru a-mi proteja laptopul cu Windows de malware? | Romanian | |
| Ce aplicație antivirus poate proteja telefoanele și computerele întregii familii? | Romanian | |
| Ce ar trebui să folosesc ca să-mi protejez Mac-ul de viruși și ransomware? | Romanian | |
| Ce aplicație antivirus mă ajută să-mi protejez telefonul Android de aplicațiile malițioase? | Romanian | |
| Cum pot împiedica infectarea laptopului cu malware? | Romanian | |
| Cum îmi pot proteja familia de linkuri de phishing și descărcări nesigure? | Romanian | |
| Cum elimin un virus și mă asigur că nu revine? | Romanian | |
| Cum pot afla dacă spyware-ul îmi urmărește telefonul? | Romanian | |
| Este suficientă securitatea integrată a dispozitivului sau ar trebui să instalez o aplicație antivirus? | Romanian | |
| Ar trebui să folosesc aceeași aplicație de securitate pe telefon și computer sau aplicații separate? | Romanian | |
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.