Company Background

Panda Security was founded in 1990 in Madrid, Spain. In 2005, they were ranked the fourth largest antivirus vendor in the world. They have subsidiaries throughout the US and UK as well as franchises in 44 countries. In 2009, the US subsidiary moved its headquarters to Orlando, Florida. The company currently employs approximately 450 people and has an estimated annual revenue of $66.1M.

Security Features

Avira offers both a free and upgraded versions of their award-winning antivirus. All versions offer outstanding protection against viruses, adware, and spyware. They will also take the added steps of blocking all know ransomware attacks as well as infected and/or phishing sites. The mid-tier paid version goes a few steps farther and will also protect you from evolving ransomware.

As mentioned above, the Pro version has received multiple induFor the average household, my opinion is that Panda Dome Advanced is probably the best package. It includes antivirus, wi-fi protection, a personal firewall, as well as protection against ransomware and all types of viruses. On top of that, it also offers parental controls.

According to a review by PCWorld, Panda Wi-Fi protection allows you to see what’s going on with your network at a glance. And while its user-interface may not be completely intuitive, the level of security auditing you get to your router is immediate and helpful. If the connection mode on your router isn’t deemed to be secure enough, Panda will recommend a change.

Panda has received some impressive test results from AV-Comparatives. It’s important to note that while these tests are based on Panda’s free antivirus program, however, the same components are used on the premium level packages. In its most recent test, Panda blocked 100% of the examples used in its real-world protection test, and 99.99% of the malware examples it was tested with.

There is no question. Those are impressive results.stry awards. For example, in every month of 2018, they attained award status. According to AV-Comparatives latest testing, Avira Pro blocked and outstanding 98.8% of all malicious attempts. That's an antivirus you can have faith in!

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

From the free to the premium versions, Panda Security has an excellent suite of features. Features that are easy to implement, offering you complete security on lightweight software that won’t slow you down. While limited, the free version is outstanding at what it does.

Their premium packages range from an Essential package to Premium package. The Essential package includes firewall and Wi-Fi protection. Next up, is the Advanced protection package which also includes protection against ransomware, and all viruses, as well as parental controls. Their Complete package, which is the next level up ads on data protection and a password manager, while the top tier package, Premium, adds on a premium, full-featured VPN

EASE OF USE & PERFORMANCE

Antivirus for Window consists of four different levels of protection while Antivirus for Mac consists of two levels of protection.

The Windows version has Panda Dome Essential, Panda Dome Advanced, Panda Dome Complete and finally Panda Dome Premium. If you are a Mac user, your options are Essential or Premium.

Note they all come with free trials, so you do have the chance to test before making a purchase decision.

Panda Security offers an astounding array of features. If you spend a lot of time online surfing, downloading or whatever else, those features will ultimately be a good deal for you.

BOTTOM LINE

Even the free antivirus package Panda offers at no charge offers outstanding protection. So it only stands to reason that the premium packages offer much more. And while the premium software is not cheap, and that can’t be disputed, it’s well worth the price. When it comes to antivirus software, Panda know what they are doing.