Being the first free cloud-based antivirus, we sometimes read people’s comments and posts about Panda Cloud Antivirus requiring an active Internet connection to be effective. While we’ve always said that this is not the case due to the way we’ve architectured the cloud-based protection, these comments are sometimes still posted by people who are not familiar with the product.
AV-Comparatives.org just released the results of their “Retrospective Test” which basically freezes AV products without allowing them to update their signatures nor connect to cloud-based scanning services, and tests them against new viruses.
While the concept of testing against Internet-enabled viruses without Internet connectivity is somewhat unrealistic, we are happy to announce that even without Internet connectivity Panda Cloud Antivirus achieved the highest rating “Advanced+” given by AV-Comparatives.org. Even without Internet connectivity Panda Cloud Antivirus provided better offline detection than non-cloud free products from Avira, AVG and Microsoft.
Panda Security specializes in the development of endpoint security products and is part of the WatchGuard portfolio of IT security solutions. Initially focused on the development of antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to advanced cyber-security services with technology for preventing cyber-crime.
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There is NO such test on AV-Comparatives.org website!!!
Congratulations Panda ! You are really the best free, light and powerful antivirus ! And even offline, you beat almost all the competitors ! Great ! 😉
i just got this and tested it with some live malware and it blocked everything.Congratulations for making such an AWESOME antivirus
Any nice, cool, or memorable weblog URL to recommend apart from this one?
Thanks a bunch!
@Lukas
There is, it is the heuristic/behavioral (new name of the retrospective test because they added behavioural detection) of march 2012
Lukas, its called ProActive test on AV-comparatives site.
You can find the test result here:
http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/docs/avc_beh_201207_en.pdf
quisiera probar el producto
There is a test but its name is not good. It is named March 2012 but in the text says that the test was done in July 2012.
Hát én csak gratulálni tudok! Nagy meglepetés! KitűnÅ‘en működik még az én gyenge gépemen is. Ajánlom mindenkinek..Ezen a világon .Az ilyen csóró szegény emberek min én is nem hogy vÃrusirtót de még egy 2 vagy 3 éves gépet sem tudok venni ! Mi lenne velünk ezek a kitűnÅ‘ szakeberek nélkül.További jó munkát kÃvánok nekik! Meg hogy 2.0 ás legyen minél elÅ‘bb frre.
Panda is the best antivirus. Your cloud service is also great. I always recommend it to my friends and relatives.
No link or source?
Can’t find this article on the website.
This was awarded in the 2012 test. In the 2013 test Panda dropped to 1 star, and since then they have not participated.
Hello,
You are right, that post is from 2012, but since then we have obtained other highest certification awards. See some examples below:
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/panda-security/av-comparatives-awards-highest-certification-panda-security-protection-malware/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/panda-security/av-comparatives-panda-security-tops-charts-detection/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/panda-security/panda-scurity-detects-100-of-malware-according-to-av-comparatives/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/panda-security/adaptive-defense-av-comparatives/
Thank you very much!
Panda Security.