how is panda antivirus

[moonlight_786]

does it has a good detection rate

[Blackcat]

On-demand detection of zoo malware is very good. (http://www.av-comparatives.org/)

It is classified as Advanced+, which is on par with the likes of KAV and McAfee.

[bigc73542]

I have used Panda through several versions and if your computer can take the resource hit it is a good av with good detection.

[Simon Phoenix]

It's awesome but very resource consuming.

[IBK]

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[Brian N]

I have been using Panda for about 3 years now.
It has very nice detection, only once did a worm manage to get through.

However, if I did not buy a new version of their software, the 'old' version would start to run really really slow. This has happend twice so far and I can't understand why. Just to scan 1 file, it took about 2 minutes before the scan actually started..

So I finally thought 'no way not again' and bought NOD.
You can't imagine how much faster my pc is, it's crazy - So I'm quite happy with my purchase ;)

So to wrap it up
1. Good detection
2. Quite the memory hog
3. The 'slowdown' could happen to you too

[Firecat]

Is the upgrade from one version to another free? Can I upgrade Panda Titanium 2004 to 2005 without paying (if my license has not yet expired)?

[Brian N]

No it's not free. Either you buy it or you have to wait for the 2006 version to be released before you can get the 2005 version.