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Best antivirus software, according to AI

We asked the six leading AI assistants what they recommend in antivirus software, then ranked the brands by how often AI puts them first.

6 AI assistants15 brands rankedUpdated June 2026
#1

Bitdefender

bitdefender.com

Recommended by 6 of 6 assistants
ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrokPerplexity
  1. 2

    Norton

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrokPerplexity
  2. 3

    McAfee

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrokPerplexity
  3. 4

    ESET

    6/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrokPerplexity
  4. 5

    Malwarebytes

    5/6 AIs
    ChatGPTPerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  5. 6

    Avast

    5/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekPerplexity
  6. 7

    Kaspersky

    4/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudeDeepSeek
  7. 8

    TotalAV

    4/6 AIs
    ClaudePerplexityDeepSeekGrok
  8. 9

    AVG

    4/6 AIs
    ChatGPTClaudePerplexity
  9. 10

    Trend Micro

    3/6 AIs
    ChatGPTDeepSeek
  10. 11

    Windows Defender

    5/6 AIs
    ChatGPTGrokDeepSeekPerplexity
  11. 12

    Avira

    3/6 AIs
    ChatGPTDeepSeek
  12. 13

    Intego

    2/6 AIs
    ClaudeDeepSeek
  13. 14

    Panda Dome

    3/6 AIs
    ClaudePerplexity
  14. 15

    Sophos

    1/6 AIs
    ChatGPT

How this ranking is built

Each of the 6 assistants — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Grok — was asked “What are the best antivirus software? Recommend the top brands or products that people actually use, as a ranked list from best to worst. For each, give just the name.” multiple times. Brands are scored by a position-weighted measure across every answer (being named first, often, and by more assistants all rank a brand higher), then refreshed monthly. This reflects what AI recommends — it is not an endorsement by CiteHawk.

Questions about antivirus software & AI

Why does AI recommend these antivirus software?

AI assistants surface brands they encounter most often as authoritative answers — through reviews, comparisons, directories and citations across the web. Brands with strong, consistent presence in those sources get recommended first.

How often is this updated?

The AI Index is refreshed monthly across all 6 assistants, so the ranking tracks how AI’s recommendations shift over time.

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