By Cat Ellis
Free security software Panda Free Antivirus uses cloud processing to protect your PC, eliminating the need for hefty software updates and demanding scans. This collective intelligence should lead to more harmful programs being detected while using a fraction of the system resources.
According to the antivirus testers at AV-Test, Panda Free Antivirus right on the industry average in terms of virus detection, sitting at around the 98% mark for zero-day attacks and a hair under 100% for established threats.
Those are good numbers, and Panda is good software – providing you remember to deny it permission to take over your browser’s home page and search facility upon installing. Its process monitor is very useful, it scans quite quickly, and it’s simple enough in its presentation for even the most technophobic user to find their way around.
User experience
You might not realise at first, but Panda Free Antivirus begins scanning as soon as it’s installed to ensure your PC is protected immediately. You can also perform three types of manual scan: full, critical areas, and custom.
The suite’s other tools include a process monitor, which lets you see active processes and whether they are using a secure connection. Processes that don’t …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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