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The most visible endpoint security tools in Romania, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Romania in Romanian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 120 answers read

Most cited source

microsoft.com

70citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

CrowdStrike

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 Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Microsoft Defender US New entry 71 , range 60–77
71
  • : score 71 · #1
 64% 50% First reading
2 Bitdefender RO New entry 50 , range 44–61
50
  • : score 50 · #2
 48% 29% First reading
3 Sophos GB New entry 40 , range 34–47
40
  • : score 40 · #3
 35% 16% First reading
4 ESET SK New entry 35 , range 29–41
35
  • : score 35 · #4
 24% 13% First reading
5 CrowdStrike US New entry 34 , range 29–41
34
  • : score 34 · #5
 25% 12% First reading
6 SentinelOne US New entry 32 , range 20–39
32
  • : score 32 · #6
 23% 9% First reading
7 Microsoft 365 Business Premium US New entry 8 , range 4–30
8
  • : score 8 · #7
 6% 6% None First reading
8 Kaspersky RU New entry 7 , range 4–23
7
  • : score 7 · #8
 9% 2% First reading
9 Huntress US New entry 5 , range 2–15
5
  • : score 5 · #9
 4% 3% None First reading
10 Malwarebytes US New entry 4 , range 2–10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
 4% 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. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

This month's moves

First reading. No comparable previous month yet.

Biggest risers

No clear rise.

Biggest fallers

No clear fall.

Drop-outs

No drop-outs.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 eset.ro Vendor site 6.7% 4 of 4 11 2
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4Withheld. Run a full Snapshot to see it.
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6 github.com Vendor site 0.8% 1 of 4 2 Not read
7 pandasecurity.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 0
8 rippling.com Vendor site 1.7% 1 of 4 1 0
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The questions, and who wins each

QuestionLanguageWins it
cele mai bune soluții de securitate pentru endpoint-uri pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
protejarea laptopurilor de serviciu pentru echipe it din companii mijlocii Romanian ESET and Microsoft Defender, tied
cum poate o firmă mică să protejeze calculatoarele angajaților de viruși Romanian Kaspersky, Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Microsoft Defender, tied
cum să opresc ransomware-ul pe laptopurile de serviciu Romanian No brand recommended
antivirus tradițional versus detectarea comportamentului pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
protecție locală versus securitate endpoint gestionată pentru firme mici Romanian Bitdefender
alternative la antivirusul instalat pe fiecare calculator pentru firme mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
alternative la verificarea manuală a alertelor de securitate pentru echipe it mici Romanian Microsoft Defender
sunt administrator it la o firmă cu 20 de angajați, ce protecție folosesc pentru laptopuri Romanian Bitdefender
conduc o echipă it fără personal de securitate, cum protejez calculatoarele firmei Romanian Microsoft Defender

Each engine's top three

Method

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.

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