NAV Or Panda

Thanks ritaann.

 

your very welcome shaker

 

I de-installed NAV 2004 on my two computers and had no difficulty at all in their removal. I now have NAV 2005 on both computers. I see no slowdowns, slow boots or any of the problems listed here. 2005 is much better than 2004 IMO. I gave it a try. There was a 60 day return policy. I wanted very much to go to another AV, after reading everybody's opinions, but found NAV 2005 to be very fast and not the resource hog everybody says it is. I trialed several AVS and I liked this version of NAV a lot.

 

You MUST be a novice or a SYMC spy if you see NO performance hit with NAV 2003, 2004, or 2005!

 

Hey nod32_9! If you could read, you would see that I didn't even mention anything about NAV 2003 and 2004, except that I de-installed 2004 and that 2005 was much better IMO. I see a minimal performance hit with NAV 2005. Have you tried it? You MUST be a novice or a NOD32 spy if you comment about a performance hit with NAV 2005, which you've never tried!

 

If the personal attacks don't stop this thread will be closed. There is enough to discuss without having to defame each other. There is just no reason for it.


bigc

 

bigc, I totally agree. I've had several posts here and everyone here has been civil and enlightening. I am here to learn, perhaps share some knowledge or experience and not trade insults. I will not add additional comments about our guest. My mistake was to respond.

 

You're right, of course, bigc -- & I do appreciate the job you are doing. But-- sheesh -- you gotta admit that it's kinda funny what jon_fl said.

Back on thread- TWO questions...
#1- Has anyone run one of the Pandas on an older system, where cpu is under (say) 500Mhz? If so, I would like to know if it ran okay (my system is quite decrepit).

#2- Which of the Pandas is just a *basic* antivirus, without a bunch of bells & whistles?

grace & peace to all...... bellgamin

 

Hmmm...fact or fiction?

"I now have NAV 2005 on both computers. I see no slowdowns, slow boots or any of the problems listed here."

I called it like I see it. Enuff said.

 

I tried panda platinum 6and 7 and titanium on a 500mhz system and it just about brought to a halt. It really slowed it down. I don't think I personally would want to run panda without at least a one gig processor. Titanium is a basic av with no fancy wrapping or whistles.

 

I'd stick with Command, AVG, or Avast Home if I have a sub 500MHz CPU. AVG would be best if the PC has less than 128MB of RAM. If you do porn, P2P, or any type of file sharing, then you should install a very good bug killer like McAfee. It's not the lightest AV, but you can't get great protection without some hit in the performance department.

McAfee 8 is faster than Panda and NAV when tested on my system.

 

#1 I don't know if this counts, but I am running Panda Internet Security on a AMD 1800+ (1.53GHz). This is my decrepit test box. It runs just fine..so far.

#2 There are three Pandas (as far as I know)
Panda Platinum Internet Security (all the bells and whistles and TruPrevent))
Panda Platinum 7 (basic with firewall).... this you can get of free with 1 yr lic. You can't get TruPrevent with this version.
Panda Titanium (basic with TruPrevent)

I hope that helps.
Cheers

 

I run Panda Platinum 7 on a almost 5 year old Gateway 700Mhz/448RAM with no slow downs that I can see. Fredra is correct. Panda Titanium is the basic AV in the Panda line.

 

Hi fredra. Since you are running Panda Internet Security, I'd like to ask you a question. Are you having any problems with the Panda sounds? By that I mean, when you open Panda IS, do you get the Welcome To Panda Antivirus sound? When you close Panda IS, do you get the Thank You For Using Panda Antivirus sound? How about the Starting The Scan and End Of Scan sounds?

I installed the trial version of Pand IS and the sounds worked fine. I re-started my computer, and then opened Panda IS, and there was no Welcome, no Thank You, Start Of Scan, or End Of Scan sounds. All sounds work perfectly in my Panda Platinum 7. Just curious if it has something to do with my computer, or if it's in Panda IS. My OS is XP Home/SP2.

 

go into the settings in panda and make sure that the sounds are enabled.

 

Hi bigc. That was the first thing I checked. For some reason all the sounds worked right after the install finished and I first opened Panda IS. When I did a re-start the sounds did not work when I opened or closed Panda. The scan sounds didn't work either. When I went into settings, this is after the re-start, the sounds were enabled. I tried clicking on the test sounds button, and all the sounds came on.

 

Based on what was posted here, Panda wouldn't be so good for my computer. That's disappointing but -- THANKS everyone. You saved me a lot of grief.

 

possibly a removal and reinstall would fix it,a lot of trouble but it might help.

 

Nope, tried that too. It's either a bug in Panda IS or something to do with my computer. I'm hoping fredra returns so I can find out if he is having any problems.

 

Panda Platinunm IS doesn't run on my system either. In the last 3 years I have used KAV 4,4.5,5 Panda Platinum 7,F-Secure and NOD and had no problems with any of them ( I only switched trying to find less of a resource hit and a GUI that the wife and kids uderstood as well) but Platinum IS locks up my system and has all kinds of trouble loading drivers. Panda is also rather expensive and only gives returning customers a $10 break on renewal.

 

I am back...LOL
Hi Shaker
I will attach some speakers to that box and test it, then let you know...give me a few hours as I am at work at the moment, so as soon as I get home I will test/check and provide the results.

bellgamin
Just an adendum to your original question.
Panda IS does use a lot of resources (memory). I am not sure how much the other two versions use. My laptop is a Pentium II 366 and I have to be careful with what AV I use on that workhorse, so I do understand your concerns.
As this is a NAV/Panda thread I will not change the direction or topic.
I agree with flyrfan...Panda IS on the expensive side.
Cheers

 

Thanks fredra. There's no rush.

 

I just removed Panda Titanium 2004 from my system and have reinstalled KAV Personal 5.0.149

Panda did slow down my 3.0 GHz HT system (w/1G RAM) while KAV (and NAV 2005, in a separate installation test) did not slow down my system.

As a sidenote, I really liked NAV 2005, too, but consider KAV my "sentimental favorite" (my wife is a Muscovite) .

Regards,
Jim

 

Well maybe it is Panda IS just not liking my system.

I agree, Panda is rather expensive. Of coarse with Platinum 7 and IS you are getting a firewall along with the AV. Maybe that's their thinking. But renewal fees are too expensive even for that. If it weren't for the free offer of Platinum 7, I'm sure I wouldn't be using it now.

 

Well JM, I'm glad to see that you felt NAV 2005 did not slow down your system either. I tried KAV, and even though I liked it, it slowed my system down a little more than it did for you. Everybody has an opinion on what is the best and fastest AV. With the variety of opinions here, it is quite evident that each computer may respond differently to each AV. All of the suggestions are useful and can be used as a guideline, but the only way you'll ever know what's best for you is to trial it for yourself.