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ESET vs Malwarebytes

AI visibility head-to-head, Antivirus Software — run #58 (2026-07-13). Malwarebytes leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

ESET

26.9
95% CI24.2–29.5
Industry rank#5
perplexity19.0
google19.1
openai30.3
anthropic21.2
vs

Malwarebytes · leads

39.6
95% CI37.0–42.4
Industry rank#3
perplexity28.1
google43.6
openai39.8
anthropic34.4

By question type

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question typeESETMalwarebytes
Recommendations
“What's the best option for me?”
37%64%
Comparisons
“How do the top options stack up?”
11%10%
Ready to buy
“Which one should I actually get?”
25%38%
Problem-solving
“I have this problem — what fixes it?”
22%63%
Informational
“How does this kind of product work?”
6%25%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology