Leader
57Heralded Score, range 25–70
The most visible antivirus apps in France, October 2026
Most cited source
7citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
1/4engines put it in their top three
Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Brands
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 57 , range 25–70 | 49#1 | 70#1 | 57
| 30% | 24% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 52 , range 22–61 | 41#2 | 70#2 | 52
| 25% | 16% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 41 , range 21–60 | 40#3 | 43= #4 | 41
| 24% | 13% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 37 , range 7–53 | 31#4 | 46#3 | 37
| 16% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 33 , range 6–52 | 30#5 | 39#7 | 33
| 13% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 27 , range 4–50 | 18#6 | 42#6 | 27
| 14% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 24 , range 3–50 | 13#7 | 43= #4 | 24
| 9% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 17 , range 4–48 | 8= #8 | 32#8 | 17
| 8% | 3% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–47 | 8= #8 | 4#21 | 7
| 4% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 5 , range 1–41 | 3#11 | 9= #15 | 5
| 4% | 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 12 | | Media | 3.3% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 13 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 14 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 15 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 16 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 17 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 18 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 19 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 20 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quel antivirus choisir pour protéger mon PC Windows des logiciels malveillants ? | French | |
| Quel antivirus peut protéger les téléphones et les ordinateurs de toute la famille ? | French | |
| Que choisir pour protéger mon Mac des virus et des rançongiciels ? | French | |
| Quel antivirus peut protéger mon téléphone Android des applications malveillantes ? | French | |
| Comment empêcher les logiciels malveillants d’infecter mon ordinateur portable ? | French | |
| Comment protéger ma famille contre les liens d’hameçonnage et les téléchargements dangereux ? | French | No brand recommended |
| Comment supprimer un virus et éviter qu’il revienne ? | French | |
| Comment savoir si un logiciel espion suit les activités sur mon téléphone ? | French | |
| La sécurité intégrée de mon appareil suffit-elle ou vaut-il mieux installer un antivirus ? | French | |
| Vaut-il mieux utiliser la même application de sécurité sur mon téléphone et mon ordinateur, ou des applications différentes ? | French | |
Each engine's top three
Google AI Mode
Gemini
- 1
Bitdefender
- 2
Norton
- 3
Avast
Google AI Overviews
- 1
- 2
- 3
Malwarebytes
ChatGPT
- = 1
- = 1
Microsoft Defender
- 3
Related leaderboards
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.