Last year Panda misfiled only 1 percent of valid mail, though it let Panda Global Protection antispam chart. Throwing away valid mail is a much bigger problem than failing to block spam messages. Cloudmark didn't block any valid mail at all and let just 2. Identity Protection Panda attacks the problem of identity theft on two different fronts.
First, it asks for confirmation any time specific user-defined confidential information is about to be transmitted from the computer. Second, it blocks access to phishing sites.
Panda's detection rate for verified phishing URLs was dismal. It scored 72 percentage points behind Norton and 32 points behind Internet Explorer alone. Panda Global Protection antiphishing chart. Protection of confidential information starts when you enter one or more data items in categories such as bank account, password, and credit card.
The private data is stored using one-way encryption, so this stash of important secrets won't itself become a security risk. However, there's no option to actually block transmission of secrets. Even for Windows accounts with limited privileges, Panda simply asks whether to allow transmission, so you can't use it to keep your kids from revealing private information like your home address or phone number.
Parents can choose from predefined profiles or pick and choose among 18 categories and 64 sub-categories. If you do enable parental control, you'll want to set a password to protect the settings. A clever teen could surf the Web without restriction or monitoring by using a secure anonymizing proxy. Panda does provide a report of all attempts to visit banned Web sites. The information in each of the five columns is so wide that in its default format the report is unreadable, and with all columns expanded to the width of their content the report is way too wide.
That's the entirety of Panda Global Protection 's parental control. It doesn't monitor chat, schedule allowed Internet time, limit games and videos based on ratings, or any of the other advanced features found in full-scale parental control systems. Kaspersky offers full-featured parental control that approaches the better standalone products. Don't rely on Panda. Backup, Three Ways Local backup is unchanged since last year's edition. If automatic backup is enabled, Panda automatically backs up files of specific types such as photos, Office documents, and contacts.
You can adjust which types are backed up and add your own file types for protection, or back up all files in specific folders. By default Panda retains these local backups for 30 days. This subscription lets you remotely access your computer and sync files between computers. Other suites give you much, much more in the backup department.
Simple System Tuneup Panda Global Protection includes a page titled "optimize performance," but it doesn't do anything you couldn't accomplish manually. Its cleanup tool will empty the Recycle bin, discard useless files, and wipe Internet Explorer's cookies, history, and cache. And why offer a disk defragmenter when that feature is built into Windows? Other suites do more to optimize system performance. Norton can manage startup items and even set some for delayed launch, to ease the boot process.
Its diagnostic report points out problems that could be slowing your system. Norton and BitDefender will both clean up useless and erroneous Registry items. Increased Performance Impact Most current suites don't put much drag on system activities.
Users just won't accept security that slows them down. I was surprised to find that Panda Global Protection scored noticeably worse in my performance tests than last year's edition.
In particular, the browsing test took more than 80 percent longer under Panda's protection, up from 28 percent last year.
Of current suites, only eScan slowed browsing more. For this collection I renamed each sample, changed some non-executable bytes, and padded the file with blanks to change its size. Surprisingly, Panda missed half those it had recognized in unmodified form. This suggests to me that its signatures may be a bit too rigid. I launched the few threats that survived the elimination round and noted how Panda handled them.
It detected 92 percent of threats and scored 9. That means it was completely successful at blocking every threat it detected. Panda was especially effective at blocking rootkits. Over half of them were wiped out on sight, and it caught the remainder during the installation process.
Along with ZoneAlarm, Panda scored a perfect 10 of 10 points for blocking rootkits. Webroot and Comodo Antivirus free, 3 stars accomplished that same feat against the rootkits in my previous sample set.
Independent Lab Tests Panda opted out of Virus Bulletin's testing some years ago, but quite a few other lab results are available. As always, I report on tests of a vendor's technology, not tests on a specific product. The "retrospective" test by this lab forces products to use old signatures, in an attempt to simulate detection of zero-day threats.
In the real-world test by AV-Test each product can earn up to 6 points for protection against attack, repair of existing threats, and usability, with a total of 11 points needed for certification. Panda achieved Overall Panda's scores are good, though not as impressive as the excellent ratings received by Bitdefender, Symantec, Kaspersky, and a few others.
Ineffective Against Fresh Phish I tested Panda Cloud Antivirus a few days before its actual release, hoping to finalize my review so it could publish at the release date and time. The lengthy, multi-phase cleanup process foiled that plan. I also ran into a bit of trouble with testing the products antiphishing ability. My initial trial found odd verifiable phishing URLs among a collection of suspects, and Panda blocked precisely none of them. It turned out that the servers weren't updating my installation's phishing database because of the product's pre-release status.
Once I got that sorted out and re-tested, Panda did a better job, especially on URLs more than a few hours old. Better is a relative term, though. Panda's detection rate was 68 percentage points behind Norton's, and one percentage point behind Internet Explorer's SmartScreen Filter. The article How We Test Antiphishing explains how I obtain very fresh phish samples and derive these scores. I confirmed with my Panda contact that the product doesn't attempt heuristic recognition of brand-new phishing sites.
Rather, it blocks sites that have already been identified as malicious. He noted that it works better against malware-hosting sites, which tend to stick around much longer than the more ephemeral phishing sites. Utility features, including a file shredder, file encryptor and PC tune-up, are welcome additions. The tune-up can defrag your hard drives, free space by clearing temporary application files and manage your start-up files.
The file shredder is nice, though. Normally, when you remove a file, the data is left on your hard drive until you overwrite it, opening up the possibility of using forensic tools to reconstruct it. Those paying the high price of Complete or Premium get many additional features. A nice inclusion, but we recommend you get Dashlane instead read our Dashlane review.
Panda includes a virtual private network, as well, which, again, comes from a third party. Hotspot Shield provides the VPN service. It has a worrisome privacy policy that allows it to collect your IP address and share it with any government agency that requests it. More confusing is that Hotspot Shield claims it has a no-logs policy. This antivirus is best ordered a la carte, skipping the VPN and password manager for more powerful and user-friendly options.
Instead of charging more for a larger list of supported operating systems and number of devices, all plans support Windows, macOS and Android and come with support from one to unlimited devices.
Essential gets you basic protection with an antivirus, firewall and secure browsing for the same price as Norton Basic read our Norton Security review. Panda is a more versatile choice, though, as it comes with support for Android and macOS. Advanced has more features in the form of ransomware protection and parental controls. Complete is the sweet spot. Premium is just that: premium. Overall, we recommend checking out our best VPN and best cloud storage providers to piece together a protection plan.
Panda has pricing available per month with no commitment. As is expected, annual rates have a larger discount, but we like that Panda gives you the option to pay as you go, unlike many other antiviruses.
Rates for a single device are already high, making a multi-device plan far more expensive than the competition. Panda offers a free antivirus for Windows and Android that provides relief from the pricing. For example, you could purchase a single-user plan for your desktop and still get protection for your mobile device with a free plan. There are cheaper options, though. Installation time was quick, too, the as the whole process finished in under a minute.
Once the installation is done, Panda will run a full scan, setting a baseline for your system. The scan is run in the background and, from what we can tell, is slower than a normal scan. Additional scans can be carried out with the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the interface.
As with all antiviruses, your drive usage will be pinned, but we only noticed a 5 to 7 percent increase in CPU utilization over idle. Outside of scanning, things get messy. The main screen shows you the number of files scanned, your status and five icons. Scrolling down reveals more icons — 23 on Premium Security. Each icon represents the different components of your antivirus package, everything from the file shredder to the password manager.
There are other utility icons, such as support and products, as well. Those last two settings can be accessed by clicking the three dash icons in the top left of the UI.
That menu is a more familiar control area for antiviruses, where you can manage your devices, products and settings. Breaking up the interface between desktop and browser would clear workload on the application and make for a cleaner overall experience. What results is a complex interface that tries too hard to look modern. Plus, the interface slows to a crawl because of all the options. Scrolling is choppy and responsive features respond behind clicks.
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