![]() ![]() Scan speed was another issue: Antivirus Pro had some of the slowest scan speeds out of all the antivirus products we tested. Related review: AVG Internet Security 2011 Antivirus Pro detected all infections on our test PC, removed active malware components 80 percent of the time, and removed all remnants of malware infections 60 percent of the time.Īntivirus Pro did have a little more of a problem with false positives than some of the other products we looked at its six false positives was tied for the most among paid antivirus software that we tested, though as a percentage, it was still quite low. No package we looked at blocked every threat, but the top scorer fully stopped 96 percent of these attacks.ĭisinfection scores were good as well. And it did a solid–though not outstanding–job at stopping new malware in our “real-world” blocking tests (where we pit it against brand new malware found online): It fully blocked 84 percent of attacks, and partially blocked an additional 12 percent of attacks. It detected 99.8 percent of known malware samples, which was the best score out ofamong the paid antivirus products we looked at. Panda’s detection scores were good overall–and in some cases, very good. ![]() Related review: McAfee Internet Security 2011 While you could make the case that a tracking cookie is technically spyware, it isn’t in the same league as “true” spyware such as keyloggers, so calling it that may be a little excessive. Panda Antivirus Pro also tends to be a little over-paranoid–it identified that tracking cookies wereas spyware. Panda is based in Spain, and I found some of the translations to be a little wonky. If Panda finds a problem with your PC’s protection, status it’ll display a warning across the top of the screen. ![]() Its status screen is functional, but sparse. Panda Antivirus Pro 2011 ($50 for one year, 3 PCs as of ) does a lot right: It proved to be effective at detecting and, blocking malware, and disinfecting your PC malware, but it’s slow performance brought it down to seventh some speed issues bring its rank down to seventh in a tightly packed race.Īntivirus Pro’s main interface is usable, but not without issues. Artificial Intelligence (278) Auto Tech (9) Blockchain (62) CanadianCIO (20) Careers & Education (610) Channel (59) channel-strategy (6) Cloud (1086) Communications & Telecom (112) Companies (145) Data & Analytics (181) Development (38) Digital Transformation (779) Distribution (10) Diversity & Inclusion (36) eCommerce (140) Emerging Tech (68) End User Hardware (76) Engineering (1286) Financial (805) Fintech (98) Future of Work (33) Governance (21) Government & Public Sector (150) Human Resources (2087) Infrastructure (41) IoT (109) ITWC Morning Briefing (16) Leadership (2692) Legal (317) Legislation (103) Managed Services & Outsourcing (51) Marketing (1964) MarTech (8) Medical (345) Mobility (4995) Not For Profit (7) Open Source (140) Operations (5428) People (18) Podcasts (1426) Posts (4129) Privacy (792) Project Management (76) Security (3055) Service (894) Smart Home (49) SMB (497) Social Networks (424) Software (90) Supply Chain (27) Sustainability (31) Tech in Sports (247) Technology (7114) Women in Tech (53)
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