# Quick Assist: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 1 category by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/quick-assist

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Remote support and remote access](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/remote-support-and-remote-access/index.md) | 0% | 83 | 100% | 5 |

## And against it

- "Increasingly misused in social engineering attacks... leading to ransomware like Black Basta." (Grok 4.20, Remote support)
- "Quick Assist and similar built-in/free tools in business environments when there is no centralized inventory... they are frequently abused in tech-support scams." (Perplexity Sonar, Remote support)
- "Microsoft explicitly warns that Quick Assist should only be used with people you trust, and only in verified Microsoft-support interactions" (GPT-5.4 mini, Remote support)
- "Being actively misused by threat actor "Storm-1811" in social engineering attacks leading to ransomware" (Kimi K2, Remote support)

## 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 Quick Assist, from 9 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cisa.gov: 7
- microsoft.com: 4
- amtrustfinancial.com: 2
- aufieroinformatica.com: 2
- bitdefender.com: 2
- logmein.com: 2
- media.defense.gov: 2
- splashtop.com: 2
- teamviewer.com: 2
- acronis.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/guide_to_securing_remote_access_software.pdf: 4
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Guide%20to%20Securing%20Remote%20Access%20Software_clean%20Final_508c.pdf: 3
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/05/15/threat-actors-misusing-quick-assist-in-social-engineering-attacks-leading-to-ransomware: 3
- https://amtrustfinancial.com/blog/small-business/do-not-fall-victim-to-remote-access-scams: 2
- https://aufieroinformatica.com/en/is-anydesk-safe-business: 2
- https://bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/106620: 2
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-025a: 2
- https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jun/06/2003236498/-1/-1/0/CSI-Guide-to-Securing-Remote-Access-Software.PDF: 2

## 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.