Personal Firewall

• Panda's personal firewall protects against threats from the Internet, including worms and hacker attacks. Its improved smart auto-configuration allows non-harmful programs to run while blocking those which might contain malware. It even monitors wireless connections and networks against intrusions. It not only stops known malware but is able to detect new versions and stop them as well.
  
  

Anti-Malware Capabilities

• Panda also offers protection for your USB drive, with its "USB Vaccine" which is a utility that protects from threats that take advantage of the "autorun" feature. Its improved anti-malware engine runs with an 80 percent reduction in memory consumption, so that you can still comfortably use your programs while Panda runs in the background. It even scans files, emails, Internet traffic (regardless of the browser you use) and instant messaging.
  
  

Proactive Protection

• With its improved genetic heuristic engine, Panda can use advanced algorithms to analyze different programs to determine if they're a threat, even if they're in its database. This means that it can track and defend against new variants in the common and offensive malware lines.
  
  

Identity Theft Protection

• Panda's anti-malware programs also protect against identity theft using a few key components. Its anti-rootkit programming allows it to detect and remove the rootkits that are used by malware and by hackers to get around traditional anti-virus protection. Its anti-phishing filter automatically identifies fraudulent email and neutralizes them to protect from scams. Lastly, its anti-banking Trojan engine provides protection through specialized heuristics and general detection, making online banking and buy transactions safer.
  
  

Reviews

• Panda's Cloud Antivirus Free Edition took the Editor's Choice Award at PCMag.com. Neil J. Rubenking, PCMag.com's lead analyst, says "the latest Panda Cloud Antivirus is the best free antivirus and antispyware software we've tested." While evaluating a beta version of Panda Cloud Antivirus, Erik Larkin of PC World declined to rate it but did praise its blocking of known malware.