Are you running Panda Cloud Antivirus Free?

Discussion in 'polls' started by Tyrizian, Apr 12, 2013.

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Are you running Panda Cloud Antivirus Free?

  1. Yes

    9.1%
  2. No

    75.8%
  3. I've thought about it, but not sure if I want to run it yet

    7.6%
  4. I've never tried it before

    7.6%
  1. ProTruckDriver

    ProTruckDriver Registered Member

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    NO. I'm satisfied with what I'm running now. :D
     
  2. er34

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    No, no Panda products since the end of 2006. Panda Cloud AV is a very good idea but not done well. It is buggy to me and inconsistent. Developers have turned it into bloatware. Actually, I am not aware of pretty much anybody who uses Panda.
     
  3. safeguy

    safeguy Registered Member

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    Good to hear that. Thanks for letting me know.
     
  4. aztony

    aztony Registered Member

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    After trying Baidu AV, and coming away rather disappointed, (update issue & sizeable FPs) I am now trying Panda Cloud AV. I recall using Panda before back in '05 or '06, before it went cloud. Rather spartan, but I'll see how this works out.
     
  5. mattdocs12345

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    Nope. I never liked that panda icon.
     
  6. J_L

    J_L Registered Member

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    No, it was one of the most resource intensive AVs, despite what they claim. Also had other issues. Might've changed, but not trying it out any time soon.
     
  7. Nebulus

    Nebulus Registered Member

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    No, I would never use a cloud-based antivirus solution.
     
  8. Solarlynx

    Solarlynx Registered Member

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    I tried to install it on my office PC but it failed must be due some policy restrictions.
     
  9. mattdocs12345

    mattdocs12345 Registered Member

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    Yup that was my problem too.
     
  10. The Hammer

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    Don't like the redesigned GUI.
     
  11. kupo

    kupo Registered Member

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    Used to run it but now replaced it with Bitdefender Free
     
  12. guest

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    Nope, it lagged my boot-up last time I tried it. Might want to see the current version but don't feel like doing that for now.

    Problem is, everyone goes cloud today. I'm not saying cloud is a bad thing though, maybe it's better than the old way. Hey, I said maybe. :p
     
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  13. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    The word cloud is overrated - it just means a server located somewhere else.
    Mrk
     
  14. THESAWISFAMILY2005

    THESAWISFAMILY2005 Registered Member

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    how good is detection rates on this av?
     
  15. guest

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    It's called gimmick sensei, gimmick. ;) Hardly call it gimmick now though since everyone calls their features as cloud nowadays.

    hxxp://www.av-comparatives.org/detection-test/

    Do note that in most real-life scenarios anything above 90% is supposed to be sufficient enough.
     
  16. dansorin

    dansorin Registered Member

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    i read compares with panda av from 2005-2006, saying panda is heavy. very true, maybe, but that was not the cloud av. it's like comparing oranges and bananas.
    i run panda cloud av for over a year and it has been trouble-free and very light. you can select to scan inside archives or not, automatically disinfect/delete or not. the detection rate is not the highest among the av's, but it is still over 97%. that can't be bad. and you can always see when it has updated. although this is important only when you are offline.
     
  17. ams963

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    I haven't used Panda for more than a year now. By the state of the AV, I'm not sure I'll go for it any soon.
     
  18. Brandonn2010

    Brandonn2010 Registered Member

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    I used to but:

    1. Detection wasn't/isn't the best, albeit still good.
    2. Heard it has high disk I/O, though I noticed no impact.
    3. Liked Avast! more for some reason, though I use Bitdefender now.
    4. Didn't like the icon.
     
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