| Overview | Virus & Spyware Protection |
Resource Usage & Interface |
Support & Updates |
Extra Features |
Conclusion |
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| $39.99 |
Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 |
When clicking to download Panda Antivirus, Panda kept taking us to their Spanish site despite the fact that we never clicked anything Spanish related.
We also received a welcome email in Spanish after we registered. Somehow, Panda became confused as to what language we spoke.
Updates were not included during the installation, but we were prompted with a big red warning to immediately check for updates.
The Windows firewall also gave us a warning that Panda was trying to access/change it. Apparently Panda wasn't capable of over-riding the default Windows firewall like most antivirus software should be able to do.
Panda requires you to install the firewall separately. This is counterintuitive because they have a link that says "firewall" in the user interface, but it's grayed out.
Wouldn't it make sense for that link to activate the firewall? Or better yet, just install the firewall by default during the install? They have a tiny link at the bottom that just says "install" -- you have to hover over it to see "install firewall." Confusing and inconvenient.
As we finally dove into Panda, the negatives kept stacking up.
From a dark and hard-to-read user interface, to spotty antivirus protection, to poor customer and technical support, Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 simply doesn't make the grade with us this year.
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