# Kaspersky: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 2 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/kaspersky

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Threat intelligence platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/threat-intelligence-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 133 | 100% | 2 |
| [OT and IoT security](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/ot-and-iot-security/index.md) | 0% | 137 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "The U.S. Department of Commerce prohibited the sale, update, and operation of Kaspersky products due to national security risks." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, OT/IoT security)
- "prohibiting transactions with Kaspersky products and services due to national security concerns" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Threat intel)
- "The strongest evidence supports avoiding Kaspersky due to active U.S. government prohibition." (Kimi K2, Threat intel)

## 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Kaspersky, from 5 of the 10 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- bitsight.com: 2
- blog.invgate.com: 2
- gane.ai/index: 2
- abusix.com: 1
- aviatrix.ai: 1
- bis.gov: 1
- brandefense.io: 1
- business-software.com: 1
- cert.europa.eu: 1
- cf-assets.www.cloudflare.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://blog.invgate.com/kaspersky-ban-compliance: 2
- http://congress.gov/119/crec/2025/05/05/171/74/CREC-2025-05-05-pt1-PgS2750.pdf: 1
- http://congress.gov/crs-product/R47012: 1
- http://congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R46693/R46693.1.pdf: 1
- https://abusix.com/blog/false-positives-are-killing-your-threat-intelligence-how-to-fix-it: 1
- https://aviatrix.ai/threat-research-center/xandr-microsoft-grindr-data-privacy-violation-2026: 1
- https://bis.gov/press-release/commerce-department-prohibits-russian-kaspersky-software-u.s.-customers: 1
- https://bitsight.com/blog/aftermath-kaspersky-ban: 1

## In its own words

What Kaspersky's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Cybersecurity solutions and services for individuals, small businesses and enterprises. (https://kaspersky.com/)
- For: individuals, small businesses and enterprises (https://kaspersky.com/)
- Hosting: on-premises, in the cloud, Kaspersky malware analysis infrastructure
- Customers named: Faysal Bank, Envision Energy, Cleopatra Hospitals Group, TEK, MCF/MCC EKI Sarajevo, AfCON, PJSC Nornickel, Neohype

## What it publishes

Every page kaspersky.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 9209 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 4545 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 86 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-05
- webinar or virtual event: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-12-26
- conference or event: 51 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-09
- report or ebook: 84 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-04
- comparison: 53 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-21
- template or tool: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-29
- glossary or explainer: 721 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-07-17
- podcast or video: 31 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-06-17
- news or press: 401 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: 56465 https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/vpn-on-routers-nine-best-use-cases/56465/
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: CVE-2026-87902: Critical Vulnerability in WordPress https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/cve-2026-87902-wordpress-vulnerability/56459
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: 56455 https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/tokenomics-ai-cost-ddos/56455
- Recent: 2026-09-23 news or press: Three in four companies say they plan to strengthen it security function https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/three-in-four-companies-say-they-plan-to-strengthen-it-security-function
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: 56449 https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/hidden-ssid-dangers-wifi-security-explained/56449
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: Almost 60 of online learners faced cyber incidents in the past year and a quarter of those affected lost money kaspersky https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/almost-60-of-online-learners-faced-cyber-incidents-in-the-past-year-and-a-quarter-of-those-affected-lost-money-kaspersky-research-reveals

## Record

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