Panda antivirus pro 2012 review
Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 is the easiest-to-use and most intuitive protection for your computer. Just install it and forget about viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers and online fraud. Chat, share photos and videos, buy online, read your favorite blogs or simply surf the Web with complete peace of mind and without interruptions.
Thanks to Collective Intelligence the product is safer, faster and more complete than ever; Collective Intelligence is an information network that leverages the knowledge gathered from the Panda user community, protecting you and detecting threats in real time. It is a Web hosted system with no impact on PCs. Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 is more than just an antivirus: It includes a host of utilities and new features for your peace of mind and total satisfaction.
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Maximum Protection
The Panda Cloud Technology offers a new protection model based on a user community where everyone contributes. Your computer will always be updated and protected. Additionally, your PC won’t limit detection capabilities as Panda’s huge virus detection database is located on the Internet (Cloud).
Help & Support
Once you have activated the product, a helpful service becomes available. Whenever you control a suspicious file and isolate it in Quarantine, you can send it to Panda for analysis.
A rather significant and helpful feature is the ability to create a rescue CD-ROM to use in situations where a computer cannot boot because it is so infected. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and if you take the time to create a rescue disk before you need it, you will be able to recover from otherwise catastrophic situations.
Panda antivirus software is easy to use, but if you need assistance you can refer to the in-program user manual or find answers online. Panda’s online support center hosts a user forum, support blog and product-specific FAQs. Access to technical support is available via email rather than live chat or telephone.
Minimum Impact
Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 dramatically reduces resource consumption as the malware database is on the cloud, not in your PC. Also, its lightweight protection minimizes performance impact.
Product Features
• IMPROVED! Protection against all kinds of known and unknown threats using the power of the cloud and the collective knowledge gathered from the Panda Community.
• IMPROVED! Behavior analysis. Blocking suspicious threats based on activities. Collective Intelligence. Adjusts protection based on current, real-world threats.
• Multimedia/Gaming mode. Automatic, uninterrupted full-screen gaming and media viewing.
• Virtual keyboard. Secure creation and use of passwords without your keyboard. Home Network Manager. Checks the security status of your other home computers.
• PLUS! Safe Browsing (Sandboxing). Safe access to any website using your normal browser. Email, Web and Forum Technical Support 24x7x365
Product Details
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1.2 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0052BG3L2
• Item model number: B12AP12MB1
+ Plus Points
• Low spec machine required to run it
• Quick scans
• Effective detection of threats
• Includes firewall, anti-spam, USB vaccine, vulnerability scan and gaming mode
• Collective Intelligence provides quick response to new threats as they are discovered
• Virtual keyboard
- Minus Points
• Panda Safe Browser isn’t the nicest thing you have ever used
Tips
First thing that new Panda users should do is to download Panda Safe CD from the official website. This is a recovery CD that the computer can be booted from when malware has damaged the system.
Another interesting find is that Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 can be installed and run in Safe Mode. Safe Mode is a bare bones mode of the operating system that prevents the majority of installed software and even some system components from being started with the operating system.
Safe Browser, included as a download link in the interface, is actually a standalone program that everyone can download and run. It consists of a version of the Firefox web browser running inside VirtualBox. The sandboxed environment ensures that attacks against the browser are blocked from reaching the operating system. The solution concentrates on one browser, products by other vendors allow the user to sandbox any program.
Warnings can be configured in the program preferences. Here you can enable or disable warnings for specific events.
Cpu load management can be enabled in the preferences as well. That’s especially interesting for slower systems that notice slow downs during scans. Enabling the option reduces the product’s cpu usage during scans.
Summary
When it comes to protection, repair and usability, Panda Antivirus Pro produces some of the best results in the antivirus software market, according to AV-Test. If you like the idea of using a single vendor for your firewall and antivirus software, Panda combines these two functions so you can be confident that they are designed to complement each other.
