Panda Antivirus is one of the most popular programs to protect your computer for many years, thanks to the good reputation that has developed over time. Panda antivirus is now available as a free download for Windows PCs under the new name Panda Free Antivirus ( Panda Dome ).
The program has several features including the ability to schedule automatic scans, USB stick protection, anti-exploit protection and a new malware and virus detection engine called XMT which, according to the Panda company, is the best ever.
The new version not only changes the name but also many of the features have been updated, with the addition of new features and compatibility with Windows 10.
The XMT scan engine is the main evolution, Panda's pride point, described as the best of all.
The addition of an integrated anti-exploit ensures the security of the computer against unknown threats by blocking them in advance.
USB Drive Vaccine was previously a separate tool, now placed inside Panda Antivirus, which serves to avoid infections from USB sticks and infected external drives.
It is also possible to activate automatic vaccination of USB drives in order to immunize each connected unit.
Scheduled scans allow you to check your computer periodically to make sure there are no viruses or malware.
Antivirus scan can be scheduled to run on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
My advice is to use the daily scan only for critical areas of the system and to do the full scan every week or, at least, every month.
You can also exclude certain paths or file types from checking.
Process control allows you to immediately check if a malicious program is active.
If you want to block a process from accessing the Internet, you can analyze the addresses to which it connected to actually check its dangerousness.
The program interface has also changed and become similar to the Windows 8 Start screen, easy to use and beautiful to look at.
The antivirus does not require any configuration, other than registering an e-mail address, immediately protecting the PC after installation.
The winning features of Panda Antivirus are two:
1) What is called " Protection and behavioral analysis " is a system of detection of dangerous files or programs that is based on the shared experiences of all users who use Panda.
In this way, by making a comparative and collective analysis, it manages to catch even hidden and undiscovered malware, even if ad-hoc protections have not been created in the new virus definitions.
2) When scanning files, it is very fast, remaining light, with little weight on computer resources because the antivirus engine resides online "Cloud" and not on the PC.
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