Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition
Useful Security Tools Backed By Cloud Virus Database
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Malware Scanner
Yes
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Internet Security
Yes
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Email Scanner
Yes
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On-demand Scanner
Yes
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Firewall Controls
No
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Parental Controls
No
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Virus Database
Yes
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Version
2.0.1
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Type
Business, Personal, Professional
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Publisher
Panda Security
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OS Compatibility
Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
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File Size
902.88K
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Price
FREE
Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition is yet another solid installment of the popular freeware. The uncluttered Panda Cloud Antivirus has some useful security tools that make this version more competitive than ever before.
In Panda Cloud Antivirus Free 2.0, you get access to the behavioral analysis engine that had previously been only in the Pro version.
Other improvements in both versions include better exposure of how Cloud Antivirus protects you when you’re offline, a cloud-based disinfection protocol, and dramatic improvements in scan benchmarking.
You can customize your scans to detect potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), toggle off behavioral detections and analysis, archive file scans, and how the scan reacts to detected threats.
Similar to competitor’s products, Panda Cloud Antivirus uses Panda’s crowd-supplied data to help determine if any running processes are malicious. The spreadsheet layout tells you if a process is safe, when it was last detected, and if it has any restrictions placed on it.
An added feature not found on most free antivirus softwares is the USB scanner. Control autoruns and automatically scan USB drives when connected—it’s a simple and effective tool.
Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition also comes with a browser toolbar for simplified secure searches, browsing data removal, and toolbar cleaning. This last feature can uninstall unwanted toolbars (but will not remove itself!)
While the free version of Panda Cloud AV 2.0 is a bit light on features when compared to other suites, it is still quite effective at stopping malicious threats.
