Panda Essential for Mac — Good Choice for Beginners

Panda Dome antivirus software provides many features, a variety pricing options, as well as high-quality cybersecurity protections.

It boasts a fantastic malware scanner, which detected more than 95% percent of malware samples. Real-time protection was included, which captured 100% of all the malware files that I tested.

Panda dom’spackages can also be found:

• Protection for Web
• Performance optimization
• VPN (virtual personal network)
• Parental controls
• Password manager.
• Gaming mode

Panda comes with additional features that I haven’t seen on other antiviruses.

• Repair Kit — Removes malware from infected machines via USB stick.
• File encrypted Protects your files from hackers and thieves with high level encryption.
• Safety – Test USB drives for malware.

Panda’s features are usually good. Some of them, such as Rescue Kit and the Virus Scanner, are great. Panda’s web protection detected less than half the phishing sites I tested. The VPN does not provide unlimited data and the customer support is poor.

Panda isn’t a better option than other top-rated competitors, however it is an excellent and affordable alternative for users looking for a comprehensive internet safety suite. All these packages are covered with a 30-day return policy.

Panda Dome Antivirus Full Review

Panda is a highly effective antivirus scanner that offers tons of features. Flexible pricing is another advantage.

Panda performed well during almost all of the tests. Panda proved to be very intuitive and detected almost all of the malware it tested.

Panda offers five pricing plans that allow you to choose whether to pay monthly, yearly or both. This makes it simple to select the plan that is best for your needs and financial situation.

Panda Security Features

Antivirus Scanner

Panda is an excellent antivirus scanner. It was able detect more than 95% of malware files while scanning.

Panda provides three scanning options:

• Important areas. Examines the state of your computer’s memory and current processes in order to identify viruses.
• Full scan. Scans the entire PC.
• You have the option to do a custom scan. Scans specific files and/or directories.

My PC scanner speed was inconsistent. One scan took almost three hours. Another scan took only 60%. The scan only covers the most critical areas on my computer.

Panda’s macOS malware scanner for Mac was ineffective. The scan took 6 hours.

Panda offers more that regular scans. Panda Cloud Cleaner is an antivirus scanner that runs in the cloud and scans for advanced threats, as well other issues, that regular antiviruses may miss.

Panda Cloud Cleaner performed well. The cloud-based scan was significantly faster than the regular anti-virus scanner. But it’s not Avira. Panda Cloud Cleaner includes cloud-based scanning.

Rescue Kit

Panda’s Rescue Kit is an unique tool that allows users save infected machines. This involves creating a “rescue USB Stick” to boot the device then using the cloud scanner to remove the malware.

I discovered that my brother was downloading malicious files to his PC while I was trying Panda. When he tried to use his computer, he could barely get it to boot.

Panda’s emergency kit was my rescue tool to get rid of these viruses from my brother’s computer.

It was so simple to set-up my Rescue Kit. It took just seconds to put the Rescue Kit on my USB drive.

Panda’s Rescue Kit makes Pandavirus stand out from all the rest.

File Encryption and File Shredder

Panda features 2 remarkable features that antiviruses do not often offer: file shredding (file shredding), and file encryption/file encryption (file encryption).

Panda’s file encryption tool is simple to use. All I had to do to encrypt the files was right-click them. Password Depot12> Encrypt was selected and I then chose an encryption passphrase.

There’s also

• After encryption, delete the original files.
• Self-extracting archives can be made so that people without Password Depot are able decrypt files.
• Store the file encryption password in the Password Depot password manager program.

I could also

File Shredder was able to completely delete all files from my computer. This ensured that hackers couldn’t access the files using advanced file retrieval techniques. I clicked on password depot 12 > Erase and then the popup appeared.

File shredding is a great tool to keep your files safe and private.

Clean up your PC

Panda’s tool for cleaning your device may not be as efficient or effective as other products on the marketplace, but they still work.

I had four choices when I tried Panda’s PC Cleanup.

1. Make space on my hard drive.
2. boot Manager is a tool to help you create programs you can immediately launch.
3. Reorganize, defragment, and organize fragmented hard drives.
4. It is a good practice to perform a system cleaning every so often.

It wasn’t difficult to clean the hard disk

– In just 60 seconds, more than 1,2 GB of junk data was found.

It was simple to use Boot Manager. There were 18 programs launched during startup. We disabled most of the unnecessary programs and she was able to get her laptop up and running in less than 60 seconds.

A PC can use the defragmenter in order to increase its organization and speed. It also increases a PC’s overall performance. I did not notice any performance improvement, my PC runs pretty fast.

Panda’s tools for cleaning your computer aren’t particularly innovative, and they come as part of many antivirus software packages like TotalAV, Avira, Avira, Avira, Avira, Avira, etc. They do the job well and make your computer faster.

VPN (Virtual Private Network).

VPNs (virtual privacy network) are a critical tool to protect your internet connection. They protect your IP address from hackers and keep you safe.

Hotspot Shield powers Panda VPN, one of today’s most popular VPN providers.

Panda VPN isn’t my favorite. My most expensive Panda plan comes with unlimited browsing data. Other plans only allow 150MB/day. This makes it impossible to select the server that you want, and you will not be able connect to the closest one. This will cause a drop in internet speed.

Panda’s VPN does NOT have the essential features you need, such as a Kill Switch. Panda’s VPN has no essential features like a Kill Switch.

Panda’s VPN didn’t perform well during my tests. I experienced extremely high ping times (the time it takes to send a server back to you).

Below is my average internet speed

I found it interesting that the VPN didn’t slow my upload speed. However, it would be absurd for a VPN to slow my download speed with such high Ping times.

I was also testing VPN using a server I selected since I was using the most expensive plan.

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My ping was high, but my download speed wasn’t as fast. This VPN is not nearly as fast as standalone VPNs ExpressVPN and ProtonVPN.

Panda’s VPN privacy statement clearly indicates that Panda does not log any information regarding IP addresses or browsing history. Both a premium and a free VPN version are available.

Panda VPN works well but isn’t exceptional. They do perform better in testing.

Additional Features

Panda offers many additional features, such as

• Password manager. The password management software includes a password generator which automatically saves or fills in your passwords. It also checks the security and strength of your passwords.
• Antitheft tools. Android Users have access to lock/wipe functions.
• Protects your data from ransomware and restricts apps’ access to them.
• Parental controls. Basic website blocking options.
• Web security. Malicious linking detection and blocking.
• The virtual keyboard. Protects keystrokes with a pop-up window.
• Protection UBSs. Scan Flash USBs for malware.

Panda provides some extra features that are very useful. This feature allows you to remotely lock and locate your phone with Wear OS watches. But it was extremely accurate when it was tested with my iPhone.

Panda’s password manager is also something I like. Panda’s password managers are also a great option.

Unfortunately, not all of the extra features performed as well for me. The keys are too small. It’s very difficult to use them.

Panda needs to enhance its phishing protection. Panda detected less the 50% of malicious websites and phishing pages in my tests. Panda’s Safe Browsing managed to detect even the most obvious, such as fake Amazon login or PayPal login pages.

Pricing and Panda Dome plans

Panda is more expensive than many other brands.

While these packages can be quite inexpensive, they do not include features I consider essential, such as ransomware prevention, live customer care, and live technical support. This is something that other brands like McAfee (or Norton) have included in their packages.

Panda offers significant discounts for the first one-year of protection. Panda provides a 30-day money-back warranty so you can try any Panda package risk free for thirty days.