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    Panda Antivirus Pro 2011 -your opinion?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by dhd, Oct 29, 2010.

  1. dhd

    dhd Newbie

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    I have a chance to get Panda 2011 for free, and since my current AV registration is running out, I have to choose between Panda and other freeware solutions.

    Now, I've heard good things about Panda, especially its high detection rates, and low resource consumption. But I'm a bit suspicious about that Collective Intelligence (basically some sort of CLOUD antivirus). It seems to me like that would take up a lot of bandwidth(something I don't have that much of).

    So what I'm asking is, what are your thoughts and experiences with Panda?
     
    dhd, Oct 29, 2010
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  2. michael_recycled

    michael_recycled Notebook Deity

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    Hi,

    the point is, signature based AV software has reached its limitations and can hardly cope with the bad guys' "productivity".
    That's why the AV companies now experiment with extended "phone home" functions often advertised as "cloud capabilities".

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Oct 31, 2010
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  3. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    If you are on a DSL connection, don't worry about the cloud connection.
    When on dial-up, it will be noticable but then again, downloading updates for other AV's would also cripple your connection.
     
    Baserk, Oct 31, 2010
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  4. dhd

    dhd Newbie

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    So even with only a 1 M / 256 kbit/s DSL connection, I shouldn't have any problems?
     
    dhd, Nov 1, 2010
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  5. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    The idea of Panda Cloud AV is to limit the size of updates.
    You won't have to d/l big incremental updates that contain signatures for as much malware as possible, only the files you use/download/watch etc. will be checked.

    Why not use the free offer, test it for a week, then test MSE or Avast and decide if you prefer Panda.
     
    Baserk, Nov 1, 2010
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  6. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Nov 1, 2010
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