Editor’s Choice - Best Free AV
November 15th, 2009
First it was PCWorld that recognized Panda Cloud Antivirus as the best free antivirus in detecting malware.
Now PC Magazine has reviewed Panda Cloud Antivirus and stamped it’s renowned Editor’s Choice on CloudAV for Best Free AV.
As you can imagine we are all very happy and would like to thank all of you who have helped during the long beta testing period to improve the product. You can read the full review in the following link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2355827,00.asp
While you’re at it, make sure to “Rate this product” to show other users how you feel about Panda Cloud Antivirus.
Congratulations!
It was clear that this product was going to be a winner. Innovative concept, great detection and free!
Well done.
A fan
Thumbs up . . . great work
congratulation. excellent work
Nice Work!
good and nice ,i want panda to be the best~because i love panda ,haha
Im amazed, what a good panda is. Thanks a lot for makin it free.
It is the best free anti virus I ever use!!!!
I advise every one to use this as this is windows 7 and 64 bit compatible.
Very good software. Thanks for your efforts !
hi pedro….sure, panda cloud is a revolution. Since last one months I was being troubled by trozans. I also faced a time where my browser( e-explorer) and antivirus (avast) both were deleted because of a trozan. I was not able to plug in my net connection. I had a free trial version of quick heal but it too failed to initialize ( coz my system files were infected) , then came “cloud” in rescue. My system is fine now. Thanks!
Congratulations for the software. Really great AV.
Does Panda Cloud require an internet connection to function?
Reason I am wondering, is when I’m away from home using my laptop,
using wireless where there may not be internet connectivity,
unless I’m at a hotel or something, and even then you don’t know,
so I’m just wondering, will Panda Cloud function without an internet connection?
I know you all thanked us for getting you the pc mag editors choice, I it is I who should be thanking you all for providing us the means to protect our systems and help you.
Gefeliciteerd met het behaalde resultaat!
Als betatester heb ik, na het programma langdurig en uitvoerig getest te hebben op meerdere computers, goede ervaringen met dit anti-virusprogramma.
this work im happy whit it thankxx
Been using Panda Cloud for some time but just now discovering its well-deserved Editor’s Choice Award & other positive recognition around the web. Bravo, Panda People! But I already found this to be an exceptional security app. My ‘Avast” got hacked so it had to go; left behind a great mess. After using numerous security apps, I’m perfectly happy with my Cloud & Comodo & SpywareBlaster.
Panda Cloud is amazingly effective for a program so simple to setup (actually, there is no set up, is there?;-) Also prior to learning of the Award, I’d just recommended it via email to a number of good friends whom I know for fact, detest time-consuming, complex set-ups–not to mention the daily database downloads (really adds up).
I think of Panda Cloud AV as the mother of no-brainer apps—Panda did all the work; we sit back & enjoy peace of mind. One more note: Panda Cloud is undoubtedly THE lightest on resources of any AV I’ve used. Really, as it runs 24×7, you don’t even notice it’s there. You’ve raised the bar. EXCEPTIONAL PRODUCT!
I m not test dis sofware already…but i like it.Thnaks
Before i use this free antivirus, my computer performance is very slow, especially at starting point. For info, i already use the ‘popular’ free antivirus, but unfourtunately, performance still out. Yesterday, for the 1st time i try to use Panda free antivirus. The result is very very very good antivirus. Thanks Panda!
More interesting reading regarding zero days threats over at MRG.
Panda Cloud is one of the cloud antivirs tested.
http://malwareresearchgroup.com/
Thanks for all the great comments !!
I’ll make sure to pass them on to the rest of the team
Seems you have lots of problems looking at your forum and no direct tech support so I am left with no choice but to uninstall hope to here from you. Could not register tried 2 different email addresses.
Jon Tate
Hi, I’m from Indonesia.
Panda Cloud is indeed an outstanding AV. Well done!
Many thanks!
You better think about not to cancel protection when doing upgrades, till user not registered (new feature!?)
It’s stupid to go outside with disabled antivir.
The very best good,free AV. this CLOUD!!!
Thankyou Pedro :):)
Your current product ( V.1.0 ) is excellent…however, I noticed upon computer reboot, the a.v. protection is shut off…with difficulty in restoring itself….why?
Good work..i like the cloud AV
@bubazoo
Yes! Panda Cloud Anti-Virus is able to run while disconnected from the internet through a process were it saves its features and alowes it to protect ur computer no matter Wat!
I uninstalled Cloud (Panda) from the computer and I installed the latest version. After e-mail address and password were given the program does not recognize my e-mail address or password so Cloud AV is not installed.
How do I fix it? I keep getting a pop-up box asking for my username and password.
tomh
user name tom holman
Nickname: tomh
Follow-up Question: The panda symbol at the bottom of my screen retains the Panda Symbol with a red X
What’s up Doc????
@JON TATE. & @Tom Holman please send me (pedro.bustamante@pandasecurity.com) the email address you used for registering and we will activate the accounts manually for you.
@Tom Holman Please post the question over at the support forum (http://www.cloudantivirus.com/forum).
Wow man this av rocks already, big thanks to PANDA CLOUD for this av 5star av GOD bless you all.
IN MY OPINION THIS PROGRAM IS A PIECE OF JUNK THAT HOLDS YOU CAPTIVE AND YOU CAN’T DELETE OR UNINSTALL IT!!!!
excellent antivirus before this, i was using avg, avira but finally i realized that PANDA IS THE BESTEST EVER.
switched from avast,light product, my computer seems faster,which is a great thing!
@Tom Holman
change your email and user name !
Does panda cloud antivirus include a real-time protection like avast, avira, and avg???
@Ernzzz Absolutely, Panda Cloud Antivirus is a full AV with real-time protection just like any other AV.
yeah, but the only thing I don’t like about it,
is the Cloud Antivirus has no advanced options
to allow certain programs that I know are safe, to run.
I’ve been having problems with this antivirus program
blocking both my Window Eyes, and Zoomtext screen readers
from running. I am a blind user, and I need my screen readers
to function, and its annoying because there are no advanced
options to allow them to run.
@bubazoo We are incorporating advanced configuration with exclusions for version 1.1. Regarding your programs, I just responded to your post in the support forum. Please check it for details on how to get them back.
Great AV Man… Wat a performance…!!! I have been a fan of Panda Titanium and Platinum Antiviruses… They rescued my system once, wen it was drowning in viruses… But now started using this Cloud version… Undoubtedly great…
Just wanted to know, are the virus definitions saved on the system? If not how its detecting when the system is not connected to internet??
Hey @Edward Jones try using the free software Revo Uninstaller to remove the softwares u dont want from ue system…
@Kajin The virus definitions are basically queries to the cloud (Collective Intelligence). However Panda Cloud Antivirus holds some definitions locally for offline operation. More details here:
http://research.pandasecurity.com/arguments-against-cloud-based-antivirus/
Hi Pedro Bustamani,
I’m currently using Avast 5 beta right now, and I’ve heard a lot about Panda Cloud AV. Is PCAV better than Avast? Is it better overall?
@Icedrake Of course we think Panda is better
Avast is a good product, as well as other AVs out there. I think you need to try it out and see which one you like better 
It has been working nicely. I am grateful to all of your efforts and contributions.
All right! I’ll give PCAV a try.
Panda Cloud Antivirus v1.0 Mak nyus…..
Dari mulai beta-1 sampai sekarang v1.0 saya memakai Panda Cloud Antivirus, dan terbukti bagus, tak ada masalah dan tak perlu di update, jadi 100% gratis, kalau antivirus lainnya semakin lama hard disk komputer semakin penuh dengan data base antivirus yang didownload melalui update. Panda Cloud sangat ringan tak memberatkan komputer. Cobalah sendiri.
@Edward Jones
There is a portable apps “AppRemover” (www.appremover.com) specialized in removing security related apps. I’m not sure if the last version already supports Panda Cloud AntiVirus. Because it doesn’t need installation, I sugest that you try to use it to uninstall the Panda Cloud AV.
Best regards
JAD
Will Panda Cloud Antivirus proactively detect invading viruses if, say someone visits a virus-infested website? Would it alert the user when a virus is trying to install itself on the computer?