While security software from industry competitors has around a 52-megabyte footprint on average, Panda Cloud Antivirus is around 17 megabytes, and Santana says that will be cut to between 12 and 15 megabytes once the product is finalized. 'This gives us much more detection because all the processing power stays in the cloud and doesn't impact the PC,' he said. Panda Cloud Antivirus takes a different approach by gathering malware samples from users worldwide and using this to detect and classify threats as they emerge.Ĭombining this cloud-based intelligence with thin client software offers customers better performance and protection, says Juan Santana, CEO of Panda Security. Security software has traditionally required users to download huge malware signature files, but that puts a crimp on performance. Panda Wednesday unveiled a beta of Panda Cloud Antivirus, a free security offering that uses client software and cloud-based scanning to protect PCs from viruses, spyware, rootkits, and other online threats.

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