Panda Antivirus

Panda antivirus is a product of Panda Security SA, formerly known as Panda Software founded in 1990. Now it deals largely with the production of detecting other applications also such as Spyware, Firewall and Spam. They have also come up with technologies meant for prevention of cyber crime and other tools to provide safety to its users. One such technology TruPrevent aimed at blocking of viruses and other undesirable elements is their patent. They have claimed the creation of a new model called Mega Detection for ensuring higher levels of safety in the field of antivirus software in comparison to the conventional ones.

The setup process is not complicated as there are fewer choices for the user to get confused and make mistakes. Another good feature is that the appearance throughout the process when going through various screens is clean and easy to understand. There aren’t too many options or programs to make it cumbersome. The program helps in detecting spyware also. The performance of the system is not bad and the time taken for scanning is same as that of other antivirus programs. It does have a system to update automatically and also indicates the user regarding the frequency of the scans and how often it should be used.

Panda antivirus, according to a test conducted is not very effective in virus detection. Some features are not available to the user and put off automatically. If you wish to scan the email that you have received you will have to do it yourself and it is not an easy task to do. The anti spyware program needs to be handled by you if you wish to scan your full system as the program is turned off. When you start the features the program scans all emails and applications and internet protocols.

Panda antivirus failed in the test for detecting infectious elements. In another case, it failed to wipe out all the infections from the registry files and host files, and after the antivirus program was uninstalled it left behind traces of .dll files which were found to be dubious by other antivirus software. Panda antivirus program is inexpensive and affordable unlike the other antivirus programs and there is no discount on renewal. The company provides support through telephone for free only for the first 30 days, Thereafter a charge is levied for subsequent calls.