TechRadar Verdict
Panda is user-friendly, yet experts will appreciate its numerous security features.
Its security scores may not be consistently impressive, but its a capable and sleek malware killer.
Panda Securityis a Spanish-based company with a strong record ofantivirusinnovations.
And the best part?
All tiers have a 30-day free trial.
Setup
Panda Dome Essential is downloaded and launched within a few seconds.
Once the setup was complete, Dome Essential asked us to register the program by providing our email address.
And at least we didnt have to hand out any payment details.
The installation procedure itself was relatively speedy, with no complaints about incompatible software or other hassles.
Scans can run concurrently with no impact on the speed of either one of them or the system.
Scan times are average, at least initially.
So, for instance, even the fastest Critical Areas scan took four minutes to check our test system.
But effective optimization sees this drop over time, and our second scan took barely two minutes.
A full scan took a little under 40 minutes the first time, and only 26 minutes the second.
Thats all very straightforward for beginners, but again, real power is only one or two clicks away.
A welcome option is to create a bootable USB rescue drive to help removemalwarethat the regular package cant reach.
Antivirus
Like Essential, Panda Dome Advanced has several scanning options.
If that’s not enough, it’s possible for you to also set multiple scheduled scans.
Scan times were reasonable during testing.
There’s some optimization for subsequent scans, and Panda took 24 minutes for scan #2.
The only option is content filtering.
The platform does at least give you lots of categories.
Although this works, it’s nonetheless extremely basic.
However, if you dont need these, then Panda Dome Essential or Advanced might be a better choice.
It also includes an option to update all programs at the same time.
However, renewing might be a bit costly if you intend to continue.
