# UltraVNC: how AI models rank it, November 2026

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

## 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% | 66 | 100% | 1 |
| [Virtual desktops](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/operations/virtual-desktops/index.md) | 0% | 84 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "Unencrypted VNC Implementations (e.g., legacy RealVNC / UltraVNC setups) ... Why avoid" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Virtual desktops)
- "Open-source, but frequently abused by attackers" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| 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 UltraVNC, from 8 of the 9 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cisa.gov: 5
- acronis.com: 4
- amtrustfinancial.com: 2
- anydesk.com: 2
- attack.mitre.org: 2
- capterra.com: 2
- cloudflare.com: 2
- cybarworks.com: 2
- ftc.gov: 2
- jazz.security: 2

### Pages cited

- https://acronis.com/en/tru/posts/the-remote-access-blind-spot-an-analysis-of-rmm-tool-risk-for-smbs: 4
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/guide_to_securing_remote_access_software.pdf: 4
- https://acronis.com/en/tru/posts/remote-access-hardening-playbook-reducing-rmm-tool-risk-for-smbs: 3
- https://cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-025a: 3
- https://cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Guide%20to%20Securing%20Remote%20Access%20Software_clean%20Final_508c.pdf: 3
- https://amtrustfinancial.com/blog/small-business/do-not-fall-victim-to-remote-access-scams: 2
- https://anydesk.com/en/abuse-prevention: 2
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219/002: 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.
