Leader
46Heralded Score, range 26–70
The most visible antivirus apps in Italy, October 2026
Most cited source
5citations
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
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 46 , range 26–70 | 51#1 | 36#2 | 46
| 32% | 21% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 34 , range 25–68 | 49#2 | 9#7 | 34
| 28% | 19% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 33 , range 6–52 | 30#6 | 39#1 | 33
| 19% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 28 , range 20–58 | 39#3 | 11#5 | 28
| 21% | 11% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 28 , range 6–53 | 31#4 | 23#3 | 28
| 12% | 7% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 22 , range 5–52 | 30#5 | 8#8 | 22
| 13% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 18 , range 4–50 | 17#8 | 18#4 | 18
| 10% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 11 , range 3–50 | 17#7 | 0= #24 | 11
| 8% | 4% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 8 , range 2–48 | 9#9 | 7#9 | 8
| 7% | 2% | | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 7 , range 2–48 | 8#10 | 5= #13 | 7
| 6% | 3% | None | 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 | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 12 | | Media | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quale antivirus dovrei usare per proteggere il mio portatile Windows dai malware? | Italian | |
| Quale antivirus può proteggere i telefoni e i computer di tutta la famiglia? | Italian | |
| Cosa posso usare per proteggere il mio Mac da virus e ransomware? | Italian | |
| Quale antivirus protegge il mio telefono Android dalle app dannose? | Italian | |
| Come posso evitare che il malware infetti il mio portatile? | Italian | |
| Come posso proteggere la mia famiglia dai link di phishing e dai download non sicuri? | Italian | |
| Come posso rimuovere un virus ed evitare che ritorni? | Italian | |
| Come faccio a capire se uno spyware sta monitorando il mio telefono? | Italian | |
| La sicurezza integrata nel dispositivo è sufficiente o dovrei installare un antivirus? | Italian | |
| È meglio usare un’unica app di sicurezza per telefono e computer o app separate? | Italian | |
Each engine's top three
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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.