Panda Software has released a new antivirus package that claims to have an ultra-light memory footprint. The Antivirus 2007 software combines an antivirus, anti-phishing and anti-spyware scanners and can be installed on up to two machines for one price.

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I had subscribed as student package for NOD32 and i'm very satisfy with it! but due to the subscription only allow 1 machine (only for my notebook)... i'm looking for new antivirus which consume less memory load...

since Panda Software announce this... i want to ask for opinion... anyone used this before? how is it? because for a price of USD30 for 2 machines is really a good price...

"it can run on a 150 MHz Pentium with just 64 MB of RAM" ...wow! that is cool, looking forward for its review

Hmm... sounds good. Good news for lappie and old skool pc user like me

want a cheap, low resource but good AV? get F-Prot

1 license can cover 5 PC

http://www.f-prot.com/products/prices/pric...n_personal.html


edit: added antivir

antivir is light too

http://www.free-av.com/

check this site for latest comparative result

This post has been edited by fariz: Aug 26 2006, 10:17 PM

heard b4 last time about panda brand..Sounds quite gd, but if the free package like AVG, then i'll use it for long term

surprisingly Symantec Norton leads in many tests

This post has been edited by sotong168: Aug 27 2006, 08:44 PM

is panda av better than avast av...i like the low memory usage

Note though, F-Prot might have low memory usage, but it has ultra slow scanning speeds and can't even detect EICAR test virus. I tested before, and uninstalled it within a day. Maybe they have changed it, but I was very disappointed...

Panda AV 2007 is ultra light?

I've used the previous trial before (probably 2005 or something), it seemed to be quite bloated to me.

Maybe they've undergone some major changes in this new version? Or maybe I'm wrong?

this is what ther claimed "it can run on a 150 MHz Pentium with just 64 MB of RAM", someone bother to give it a try?

They can say that, because it is MINIMUM requirements. When running things on minimum requirements, expect to wait, for a really long time...

Unless again, Panda AV 2007 can run on Win98... XP can't run on such low specification computer...

Agree with natakaasd

It can run on a 64MB rig, but whether it can run smoothly is another matter altogether

that seems vague for end user, the appropriate measurement would be optimum requirements, that is background scanning with negligible interference.

The biggest problem about software producers(or what ever you call them) is they only assure the end users about minimum requirements. People buy software because it "fits" the minimum requirements without realising, it is going to crawl like a snail. ... I guess if we want to let our own end users know optimal software requirements, maybe we can start a thread on optimal software requirements? (Suggestion)

I had personally tested out this product and i really hafta say!!

NONO to this product

first of all, it really do not fit the word "ultra-light" damn! slows down my PC... nvm.. the real time scanning didn't give clear info abou tit... such as current scanning file... and so...

i still prefer NOD32...

Ya, NOD32 is my first choice!

This post has been edited by jack2: Sep 4 2006, 01:27 PM

@natakaasd, i do see some softwares incl. both minimum & optimum requirements, need to give those software a salute.

@thankyou, thks for being guinea pig for bringing us brief impression on the said product.

"@natakaasd, i do see some softwares incl. both minimum & optimum requirements, need to give those software a salute."

Agree, but the numbers of software including minimum and Optimum requirements damn low ler... Needs more improvement...