# Malwarebytes ThreatDown: 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/it/vendors/malwarebytes-threatdown

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 64 | 50% | 2 |

## And against it

- "All scored below 85% in MITRE ATT&CK 2024 detection tests" (Kimi K2, Endpoint protection)

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Malwarebytes ThreatDown, from 4 of the 4 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- av-comparatives.org: 2
- g2.com: 2
- axis-intelligence.com: 1
- bis.gov: 1
- bitdefender.com: 1
- bitsight.com: 1
- capterra.com: 1
- capterra.ec: 1
- channeldive.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1

### Pages cited

- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/endpoint-prevention-response-epr-test-2024: 2
- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/real-world-protection-test-enterprise-august-november-2024-testresult: 1
- https://av-comparatives.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/avc_biz_2024_05_factsheet.pdf: 1
- https://axis-intelligence.com/best-endpoint-security-solutions-2026: 1
- https://bis.gov/kaspersky: 1
- https://bitdefender.com/en-us/business/campaign/vs/microsoft: 1
- https://bitsight.com/blog/aftermath-kaspersky-ban: 1
- https://capterra.com/p/151734/McAfee-Endpoint-Security/reviews: 1

## What it publishes

Every page malware.news exposes, read 2026-09-29: 20073 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- case study: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 77 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 117 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 133 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 57 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 142 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 408 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- news or press: 22 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 podcast or video: 125925 https://malware.news/t/isc-stormcast-for-monday-september-28th-2026-https-isc-sans-edu-podcastdetail-10112-mon-sep-28th/125925

## 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.