# Avast: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 category by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/avast

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Audience and consumer insights platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/audience-and-consumer-insights/index.md) | 0% | 196 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "The FTC finalized an order barring Avast from selling or licensing browsing data for advertising" (GPT-6 Luna, Audience insights)
- "Avast (antivirus data monetization) — CAUTION" (Kimi K2, Audience insights)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Avast, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- ftc.gov: 2
- aapor.org: 1
- alikeaudience.com: 1
- alliantinsight.com: 1
- g2.com: 1
- gane.ai/index: 1
- garanteprivacy.it: 1
- infegy.com: 1
- isaca.org: 1
- latimes.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aapor.org/standards-and-ethics/best-practices: 1
- https://alikeaudience.com/the-data-clean-room-to-secure-customer-growth: 1
- https://alliantinsight.com/faq-items/what-consumer-data-platforms-offer-strong-privacy-controls: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/06/ftc-finalizes-order-avast-banning-it-selling-or-licensing-web-browsing-data-advertising-requiring-it: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/12/ftc-takes-action-against-mobilewalla-collecting-selling-sensitive-location-data: 1
- https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/ftc-reminds-data-brokers-their-obligations-comply-padfaa: 1
- https://ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2024/03/ftc-cracks-down-mass-data-collectors-closer-look-avast-x-mode-inmarket: 1
- https://g2.com/categories/audience-intelligence-platforms: 1

## In its own words

What Avast's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Award‑winning free antivirus, online scam protection, privacy tools and more. All in one simple app. (https://avast.com/)
- For: PC, Mac, & Android (https://avast.com/)
- Price stated: free (https://avast.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free download (https://avast.com/)

## What it publishes

Every page avast.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10007 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 3437 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2005-05-30
- conference or event: 34 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2016-01-01
- report or ebook: 108 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-05
- comparison: 20 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2012-08-01
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 26 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2014-09-01
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2005-05-26
- Recent: 2026-04-28 blog: Bail bond scams https://blog.avast.com/blog/bail-bond-scams
- Recent: 2026-04-22 blog: Introducing avast one silver https://blog.avast.com/introducing-avast-one-silver
- Recent: 2026-04-21 blog: Targeted ads https://blog.avast.com/blog/targeted-ads
- Recent: 2026-03-30 blog: Spring break break travel scams https://blog.avast.com/spring-break-break-travel-scams
- Recent: 2026-03-05 report or ebook: How to avoid the fake buyers flooding facebook marketplace https://blog.avast.com/how-to-avoid-the-fake-buyers-flooding-facebook-marketplace
- Recent: 2026-02-03 blog: Deepfake scams https://blog.avast.com/blog/deepfake-scams

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.