does anyone here..?

Question

have panda antivirus? and what are your opinions on it?

Answer 1

Panda is as good as most of the rest. Panda is on about the same level as AVG and Avast. They are very good. Norton and McAfee seem to have way to many issues. I'd say Norton is a little better then McAfee, but this computer repair person uses AVG and has not had a virus yet. I have a couple customers that use Panda and like it quite well.

The following is an article copied from Cnet's open discussion of the week. There were 5 responses posted in my Cnet news letter this week, they all said about the same. This is one of the shorter ones. I have omitted the authors name, my choice.

I used to think just as you do that the freebies can't possibly be as good as the ones we pay for. However, I have learned differently. I used McAfee for a while but it was just too invasive. I switched to Symantec's Norton offering at $55 per year or so and it was great except when it came time to upgrade. I spent HOURS with them at several different websites, trying to find a record of my purchase, even though I provided date and order number. Eventually after two weeks of fighting with them and with my expiry date looming, I decided to install Grisoft's free program. I do a full scan nightly and it downloads new signatures nightly (Symantec sent them whenever they were ready throughout the day... only difference) My ISP has an AV filter so I rarely get infected email any longer but for checking downloads or a section of your hard drive ... just as simple as can be. If you visit the Grisoft website, you'll see how they survive. They have a ton of different offerings but many much more than a home/personal computer would need. Check them out. I highly recommend the freebie AV. The good part is there is no annual fee and no fighting to get renewals because there are none. The software is upgraded free of charge as well. So far as Spyware, I also use a freebie. I have AdAware and Spyware Doctor (think maybe I might have paid for that one!) Anyway, they both do just fine. And I just have my Windows Firewall. I don't know if that's good enough for others but it's good enough for me. Take a look at Grisoft and let us know what you think. Good luck.

Answer 2

The latest version of Panda Antivirus it's for sure one of the best antivirus!!
I downloaded it for free here http://gisgt.com/sw/eng/antivirus-2/panda-antivirus-pro-2014-12507.html?x=s

Answer 3

According to the latest May 2007 test from www.virus.gr.

Percentages are the percent of the test malware detected.



1. Kaspersky version 7.0.0.43 beta - 99.23%

2. Kaspersky version 6.0.2.614 - 99.13%

3. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.308 - 99.13% (FREE-Uses Kaspersky engine)

4. ZoneAlarm with KAV Antivirus version 7.0.337.000 - 99.13%

5. F-Secure 2007 version 7.01.128 - 98.56%

6. BitDefender Professional version 10 - 97.70%

7. BullGuard version 7.0.0.23 - 96.59%

8. Ashampoo version 1.30 - 95.80%

9. AntiVir version 7.03.01.53 Classic - 95.08%

10. eScan version 8.0.671.1 - 94.43%

11. Nod32 version 2.70.32 - 94.00%

12. CyberScrub version 1.0 - 93.27%

13. Avast Professional version 4.7.986 - 92.82%

14. AVG Anti-Malware version 7.5.465 - 92.14%

15. F-Prot ??d?s? 6.0.6.4 - 91.35%

16. McAfee Enterprise version 8.5.0i+AntiSpyware module - 90.65%

17. Panda 2007 version 2.01.00 - 90.06%

18. Norman version 5.90.37 - 88.47%

19. ArcaVir 2007 - 88.24%

20. McAfee version 11.0.213 - 86.13%

21. Norton Professional 2007 - 86.08%

22. Rising AV version 19.19.42 - 85.46%

23. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 - 85.09%

24. Trend Micro Internet Security 2007 version 15.00.1450 - 84.96%

25. Iolo version 1.1.8 - 83.35%

26. Virus Chaser version 5.0a - 79.51%

27. VBA32 version 3.11.4 - 77.66%

28. Sophos Sweep version 6.5.1 - 69.79%

29. ViRobot Expert version 5.0 - 69.53%

30. Antiy Ghostbusters version 5.2.1 - 65.95%

31. Zondex Guard version 5.4.2 - 63.79%

32. Vexira 2006 version 5.002.62 - 60.07%

33. V3 Internet Security version 2007.04.21.00 - 55.09%

34. Comodo version 2.0.12.47 beta - 53.94%

35. Comodo version 1.1.0.3 - 53.39%

36. A-Squared Anti-Malware version 2.1 - 52.69%

37. Ikarus version 5.19 - 50.56%

38. Digital Patrol version 5.00.37 - 49.80%

39. ClamWin version 0.90.1 - 47.95%

40. Quick Heal version 9.00 - 38.64%

41. Solo version 5.1 build 5.7.3 - 34.52%

42. Protector Plus version 8.0.A02 - 33.13%

43. PcClear version 1.0.4.3 - 27.14%

44. AntiTrojan Shield version 2.1.0.14 - 20.25%

45. PC Door Guard version 4.2.0.35- 19.95%

46. Trojan Hunter version 4.6.930 - 19.20%

47. VirIT version 6.1.75 - 18.78%

48. E-Trust PestPatrol version 8.0.0.6 - 11.80%

49. Trojan Remover version 6.6.0 - 10.44%

50. The Cleaner version 4.2.4319 - 7.26%

51. True Sword version 4.2 - 2.20%

52. Hacker Eliminator version 1.2 - 1.43%

53. Abacre version 1.4 - 0.00%

http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=85&mnu=85

Answer 4

sorry sunshine never heard of it, be safe and use mcfee its the best out of all the ones on the market, don't use norton as that product sucks and does not like to work with some of your programs

Answer 5

don't waste ur preciuos time or money trying to fix it, just get a new computer! :)