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Panda Software Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security
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| Cost of renewal when reviewed | $60 |
| Performance | Very Good |
| WildList viruses | 100% |
| AV-Test threats: back doors | 92% |
| AV-Test threats: bots/zombies | 96% |
| AV-Test threats: Trojan horses | 95% |
| Heuristic detection with three-month-old signatures | 91% |
| Detection of malware within file archives | 100% |
| Detection of malware within runtime-compressed program files | 53% |
| Adware detection | 77% |
| Successful cleanup of malware files, Registry entries, and Hosts-file changes | 38% |
| Rate of false positives | 0.00% |
| Detection of malware embedded in Microsoft Office OLE objects | 100% |
| Detection of malware in password-protected Microsoft Office OLE objects | 100% |
| Firewall tests: protection from inside attacks | 90% |
| Firewall tests: protection from outside attacks | 100% |
| Scan speed (minutes) | 6.65 |
| Percentage slowdown of WorldBench 5 application tests | |
| ACD Systems ACDSee PowerPack 5.0.0.0025 | 2% |
| Adobe Premiere 6.5 | 2% |
| Ahead Software Nero Express 6.0.0.3 | 9% |
| Microsoft Office 2002 SP-2 | 6% |
| Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0.0.2980 | 14% |
| Mozilla 1.4.0.2003062408 | 10% |
| Musicmatch Jukebox 7.10.1057 | 0% |
| Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5.545.0 | 8% |
| WinZip Computing WinZip 8.1 SR-1 (5266) | 3% |
| Ease-of-use score | Good |
| Support policies | |
| Daily support hours | 13.5 |
| Free phone support | No |
| Cost of phone support | $20 per incident |
| Saturday support hours | None |
| Sunday support hours | None |
| Toll-free support | No |
| E-mail support | Yes |
| Live chat | No |
3.5
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Pros
Superior heuristics
Cons
Expensive
Panda Platinum Internet Security 2006
Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security Review, by Narasu Rebbapragada May 20, 2006
Panda Platinum Internet Security 2005 won a Best Buy honor in last November's "Best Defenders" antispyware software roundup. This time around, Panda Platinum Internet Security 2006 ranked third among the ten security suites we tested. The Platinum suite we looked at is more expensive than others ($80 as of 4/15/06), but it offers excellent heuristics with solid firewall and adware protection--a combination that more than makes up for some interface quirks.
Panda's suite comes with antivirus, antispyware, and firewall protection, as well as parental controls and privacy tools. When you're away from your PC, Panda can send you an e-mail when a scheduled malware scan detects a problem. The program will also warn you about interlopers on your Wi-Fi network. Panda's TruPrevent technology, which we didn't formally test, can spot and block suspicious behavior from a piece of malware even if Panda can't recognize the malware itself.
In malware detection and cleanup tests conducted by AV-Test.org, Panda Platinum Internet Security posted solid scores. It detected all WildList (published) malware and more than 90 percent of AV-Test's collection of back doors, bots, and Trojan horses. Among the ten security suites we evaluated, Panda's ranked first in heuristics, the ability to detect unknown threats based on similarities to previously identified threats. During system disinfection tests, however, Panda missed some worms, specifically Lovegate.AI and Sober. Also, the suite caught only 77 percent of the adware we threw at it; while that adware score still put Panda's suite among the top half of the products we tried, we expected a better result given Panda software's past performance in our antispyware tests.
Panda Platinum Internet Security was the fastest of the group at performing an on-demand scan, taking only 6 minutes, 39 seconds to scan 14.7GB of files. On the other hand, when we tested its drag on applications running in our WorldBench 5 benchmark, results were mixed: This suite had no discernable impact on our Musicmatch Jukebox test, but caused our Microsoft Windows Media Encoder test to take 14 percent longer to run.
A few words on usability: The Panda suite crashed twice in AV-Test's labs; Panda says that this experience results from a bug that should be removed during the next software update. When I tried the program, I found the suite's malware warnings generally clear. Adware and spyware warnings were for the most part straightforward, declaring 'Adware neutralized!' or 'Spyware program detected!' An exception was one confusing dialog box that read, 'A virus has not been disinfected as the option "Block access to the file" is enabled in the automatic virus protection.' This message left me unsure as to whether my test PC was safe (it was). Plus, I was unable to find the 'Block access to the file' command to turn it off. (It was a virus setting nested several levels deep in Known Threats, Scan files on disk, Actions.)
Overall, Panda Platinum Internet Security is a good, full-featured choice for desktop PC security protection, despite a few interface glitches and a steep price.
Narasu Rebbapragada
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Reviewed by: whyme
Duration of ownership: 12 Months
Strengths: Panda found and removed a virus that plagued me and the best McAfee techs. After that I removed all McAfee products. Panda has done a great job detecting/stopping problems before they crept into my computer. Panda seems to also be overly protective and a pain at times.
Weaknesses: Twice I've had major problems accessing the internet on my desktop and wireless laptop and spent countless hours with techs only to discover the lastest Panda weekly upgrade screwed up everything and held me hostage. The solution was to uninstall and reinstall Panda Internet Security 2006. Frustrating.
Overall: I'm cancelling Panda Internet Security 2006 and try Norton. Besides Panda techs take forever to respond to e-mail support and phone support isn't much support.
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Reviewed by: Donovan
Duration of ownership: 2 Months
Strengths: Good protection, self-diagnosis, automatic updates.
Weaknesses: None that I have found so far.
Overall: I've had Panda's antivirus software for a little over 2 months now. I absolutely love it. It's very user friendly; clean cut, no big macho words or anything like that. It rarely interrupts me with dumb reports, etc. but does tell me when it has found viruses and updated, which is very nice. It does a very good job, and works well with my "layered" protection. Panda doesn't hog CPU usage, unlike other antivirus programs, you don't even know it's there. Recommended for the ease of use, protection and the features.
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Reviewed by: DeaconBlue
Strengths: Secures your computer 100%
Weaknesses: Can be pricey for official box (not OEM).Can use a lot of resources depending on your configuration and hardware.
Overall: We (wife & I) have used Panda for over 5 years now with no problems and no viruses or intrusions on either computer.This particular product "Platinum" is easy to install and set up and simple to use once your used to it. Spend some time learning it when you install it - setting up the level of heuristic scanning for example, and the scans you want it to do and when, it will definately reward you. (A lot of people have this notion that you just install this sort of program and it "just works" - then they get invaded or a virus. Like any other program tweak the settings to suit you and your machine, otherwise you're not getting the protection or your money's worth. I recommend "Platinum" over Pandas "Titanium" because while you may save money, "Platinum" is easier to use, and I have used both. (Installed "Titanium" in a friends machine.)Go with Panda, you won't be disappointed.
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