# McAfee Endpoint Security: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/mcafee-endpoint-security

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Endpoint protection](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/endpoint-protection/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Frequent reports of bloat, high false positives, and historical vulnerabilities; mixed test results" (Grok 4.20, 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 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 McAfee Endpoint Security, from 2 of the 2 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- aimultiple.com: 1
- arxiv.org: 1
- au.pcmag.com: 1
- av-comparatives.org: 1
- bis.gov: 1
- bitdefender.com: 1
- community.spiceworks.com: 1
- consumeraffairs.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://aimultiple.com/endpoint-security-software: 1
- https://arxiv.org/html/2108.10422: 1
- https://au.pcmag.com/cloud-services-1/37826/mcafee-endpoint-protection-essential-for-smb-review: 1
- https://av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-2024-august-november: 1
- https://bis.gov/kaspersky: 1
- https://bis.gov/press-release/commerce-department-prohibits-russian-kaspersky-software-u.s.-customers: 1
- https://bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/us-bans-kaspersky: 1
- https://capterra.com/endpoint-protection-software/shortlist: 1

## In its own words

What McAfee Endpoint Security's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

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## What it publishes

Every page mcafee.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 767 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 201 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-04
- report or ebook: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-24
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-05-04
- glossary or explainer: 528 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-20
- news or press: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-20 glossary or explainer: Should you accept a coworkers friend request https://www.mcafee.com/learn/should-you-accept-a-coworkers-friend-request/
- Recent: 2026-09-19 glossary or explainer: What is a tor browser and how does it differ from a vpn https://www.mcafee.com/learn/what-is-a-tor-browser-and-how-does-it-differ-from-a-vpn/
- Recent: 2026-09-15 glossary or explainer: What is mercari and is it safe and legit https://www.mcafee.com/learn/what-is-mercari-and-is-it-safe-and-legit/
- Recent: 2026-09-12 glossary or explainer: Secure your firmware https://www.mcafee.com/learn/secure-your-firmware/
- Recent: 2026-09-10 glossary or explainer: How to block someone on tiktok https://www.mcafee.com/learn/how-to-block-someone-on-tiktok/
- Recent: 2026-09-09 glossary or explainer: Do rfid wallets actually work https://www.mcafee.com/learn/do-rfid-wallets-actually-work/

## 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.