Overview

Panda Antivirus offers a comprehensive selection of packages to suit the needs of different customers. Each package allows customers to try out the product with a free trial. According to AV Test, Panda Antivirus’s high detection and removal rate make it one of the leading antiviruses. Their systems work with both PC and Mac devices as well as Android smartphones.

Typical of most antivirus systems, the more you pay, the more protection you receive. Even their most basic package provides PC and Mac protection against viruses and hackers, android protection, iOS protection, and of course, technical support.

Panda Antivirus is very well designed, with a clear interface and generally pleasant look and feel. The installation process is relatively straightforward, and non-technical users should have no trouble getting through it, although they will probably not take advantage of all the installation options available.

Compatibility

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All three Panda Antivirus packages offer PC protection as well as Android protection. System requirements include Windows 10 (32 & 64 bits), Windows 8, (32 & 64 bits), Windows 7 (32 & 64 bits), Windows Vista (32 & 64 bits), and Windows XP (32 bits) SP2 or later. All three package include Mac and iOS protection. Mac system requirements include Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

Spyware, Malware & Ransomware Scans

Panda Antivirus scores well in protecting computers against spyware and malware. According to AV Test, Panda’s antivirus systems catch over 90% of threats on average, including Ransomware. Negative complaints regarding Panda Antivirus claim that scans take longer than other antivirus systems. So while it effectively protects the computer, it may also take longer to successfully complete scans.

On the downside, Panda Antivirus displays alerts quite frequently, many of which require some user interaction before they go away, even if no threats are detected. Unlike other products which we found to be overly chatty, there does not seem to be a configuration option to silence some of the less critical alerts.

Email Scans

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The Panda Antivirus suite includes email protection ensuring that all messages and files sent through your email system does not contain threats or corrupted files. According to AV Test, Panda performs nearly perfectly at protecting computers against email threats.

Download Protection

Downloading files to computers or smartphones can introduce threats that can damage or slow down the systems. Panda Antivirus also receives high scores when it comes to download protection. According to AV Test, Panda Antivirus slows downloading by 2-4 seconds, depending on the package. That compares to an industry average of 3 seconds.

Resource Usage

Running scans on a computer can slow things down. This can interrupt any work, online browsing, or downloading. Therefore, you want an antivirus software that runs efficiently without slowing down the computer. According to AV Test, Panda Antivirus slows the system by 2-4 seconds, depending on the package. That compares to an industry average of 3 seconds.

Real-time Scanning

Once installed, the product will remain running in the background, monitoring all activity on the computer, and performing deep scans and updates based on the configured schedule. By default, both updates and scans run once a day. It is recommended to edit the scheduled time and set it to an hour when the computer will likely not be in use, since both processes can slow the system down. Since Panda is one of the most popular antivirus products in use, Panda has at its disposal a great wealth of current information on new threats, making it highly effective in identifying even the latest forms of attack.

Privacy Policy

Panda Security uses cookies to access information from their users.Their privacy policy promises to use this information to provide better, more customized service to their customers. They also openly admit to using Google re-marketing on their website in order to provide targeted ads to customers based on past browsing activity. That being said, cookies are not required to navigate the Panda Security site. Users can disable this capability with their browser.

Customer Support

No matter which package you purchase, Panda Antivirus offers 24 hour technical support via remote support and chat. Customers can also get in touch with a support representative via telephone or email. The Premium support includes basic tuneups, virus removal, maintenance, and repair of operating systems, common programs, and smartphone apps.

Panda Security is a Spanish cybersecurity software company that specializes in creating products for IT security. It started with antivirus software, and now also provides and develops cybersecurity software. This includes security products and services for both businesses and home users, and protection tools for systems, networks, emails, and other private information.

Overview[edit]

In 2005, Panda Security was the fourth largest antivirus vendor worldwide, with 3.2% of the marketplace.^[1] In November 2015 OPSWAT measured Panda Security's market share to be 3.6%.^[2] The company, whose shares were previously 100% held by Mikel Urizarbarrena, announced on 24 April 2007 the sale of 75% of its shares to Southern European investment group Investindustrial and private equity firm Gala Capital.^[3] On 30 July 2007 the company changed its name from Panda Software to Panda Security and Urizarbarrena was replaced by Jorge Dinares. Almost one year later, on 3 June 2008, amidst flagging sales, the board of directors voted to replace Dinares with Juan Santana, the CEO.^[4][5] Santana resigned in September 2011 and was replaced by José Sancho as acting CEO.^[6]

Panda Security is rated in Jan 2018 by Gartner analysts as an Endpoint Protection Visionary.^[7] Technological milestones include its launch of security systems, such as the SaaS concept (Security as a Service) or antivirus solutions that provide protection from the cloud (cloud computing) and are based on what Panda calls Collective Intelligence, a security model Panda introduced on the market in 2007.^[8] According to its CEO, the main benefit this security model provides is that it allows automatic scanning of threats instead of the manual scans carried out by other companies.^[9]

The firm has subsidiaries in the US, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, UK, Sweden, Finland, Spain, and Japan.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, it has franchises in another 44 countries. The US subsidiary has had five management turnovers since 2007^[10] before moving its headquarters to Orlando, Florida in 2009.^[11]

In late 2009, Panda Security created a partnership with Web of Trust to help fight against the war of viruses.^[12]

Panda was previously embroiled in a lawsuit with one of its channel partners, External Technologies, Inc. In 2013, Panda prevailed in its lawsuit against External Technologies, recovering a judgment in excess of $100,000 and prevailing on all claims asserted by External against Panda.^[13] On 3 August 2010, a new office location in Menlo Park, California was publicly announced by Panda's CEO via his Twitter account.^[14]

In 2012, the firm was the tenth largest antivirus vendor worldwide, with 2.0% of the marketplace.^[15]

In March 2020, Seattle-based network security firm WatchGuard announced that they entered into an agreement to acquire Panda Security.^[16]

Products[edit]

TruPrevent, which was introduced in 2003, is the firm's technologies for proactive protection, as opposed to traditional antivirus products, which provide reactive protection. It offers generic protection against many of the techniques used by new malware, with policies and rules that are developed based on the new vulnerabilities that appear daily. Collective Intelligence' is the firm's protection system to automatically detect, scan and classify malware in real time, introduced in 2007

This technology is implemented in its 2009 and 2010 antivirus products for home users and in Panda Cloud Antivirus, which the company has classified as the first antivirus in history that provides protection from the cloud^[17][18]

Ratings[edit]

In 2015, Panda Security obtained the best rate protection in the Real World Protection Test by AV-Comparatives.^[19] In 2018, Panda antivirus received their Gold award by [AV-Comparatives].^[20] for the Whole Product Dynamic 'Real-World' Protection Test.

Panda Security was named Company of the Year 2016 by leading Spanish newspaper el Suplemento for innovative work, growth outreach and history.^[21] Panda Adaptive Defense is the first Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) security solution to achieve the EAL2+ security certification under the Common Criteria standard, published in the BOE (Official State Bulletin) for May 2018.^[22] It was listed as a h 'Qualified IT Security Product' by the Spanish National Cryptologic Center in May 2018.^[23]

In 2016 it was named best Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Solution by Computing Magazines Security Excellence Awards. In 2018 it was recognised as the PC Pro A-List Security product for the second year running, and received an IT Pro Editor's Choice Award calling it 'smarter than your average protection solution'^[24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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2. ^'Anti-malware Vendor and Encryption Product Market Share Report'. OPSWAT. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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6. ^'Panda Security axes jobs, gets new chief exec'. Theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
7. ^'Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms Jan 2018'.
8. ^'Collective Intelligence | Protection against viruses with a minimal impact on your PC | Cloud Security | Panda Technology'. Pandasecurity.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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11. ^'Panda Security: New Leader, Same Message'. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
12. ^'Panda Security and Against Intuition partner to offer WOT, the community-based safe surfing tool | WOT (Web of Trust)'. Mywot.com. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016.Press Release
13. ^'External Technologies, Inc. v. Panda Distribution, Inc. d/b/a Panda Security USA et al.'. Dockets.justia.com.
14. ^'Juan Santana on Twitter: First day in the new Menlo Park office of Panda Security. It is going to be fun down here :-)'. Twitter. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
15. ^'Antivirus Market Share Report Q4 2012'. OPSWAT. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
16. ^'Seattle-based WatchGuard to acquire endpoint protection provider Panda Security'. GeekWire. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
17. ^'All about Family safety, Malware and Internet Security | Panda Media Center'. Pandasecurity.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
18. ^'Panda Cloud Antivirus in Black and White'. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via YouTube.
19. ^'Panda Security detects and blocks 99.9% of threats! - MediaCenter Panda Security'. MediaCenter Panda Security. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
20. ^'AV-Comparatives 2017 Summary Report'. AV-Comparatives. Retrieved 6 February 2018.PDF Version
21. ^'Premiados Gala de Premios El Suplemento 2016'. Elsuplemento.es. 15 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
22. ^'Jtsec | Blog | Panda Adaptive Defense obtains the Common Criteria certification'.
23. ^'Organismo de Certificación - Panda Adaptive Defense 360 3.25.00 (Protection Agent v8.0)'.
24. ^'Panda Adaptive Defense 360 review: Smarter than your average bear'.

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External links[edit]

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