The free virus protectors can be pretty potent, but let’s be honest, they’re free for a reason. Even the very best of them is usually just a teaser to get your appetite whet for the Premium version, or the Security Suite edition.
The freebies get the job done, but if you want good, powerful, fast, easy to use virus protection, and you don’t want to spend too much, you can either download about ten or twenty free virus scanners and use them all one after the other, or you can just look and see what you can get for twenty bucks and under.
The very best buy out there may well be Panda Security.
For twenty dollars a year, you get a full package, nearly every bit as potent as the more expensive McAfee package, and much more powerful than just about any anti-virus program in the same price range.
To simply list what you get with Panda ActiveScan 2.0…
Wide, Up-to-Date Database- Panda has one of the most extensive and well-kept virus databases of any company out there. Antivirus software is developing every day, but viruses keep evolving right alongside it, so this is probably the most important aspect of any antivirus program.
Daily Updates- Simply put, Panda gets an update at least once a day. This ensures that the database doesn’t fall behind. With a lot of antivirus programs, you’ll have to settle for once a week or once a month, so the daily updates are a nice incentive.
Easy to Use- No installation required. ActiveScan actually works from your internet browser. As long as you have ActiveX, you can use Panda ActiveScan without actually downloading or installing anything at all.
Price- At 19.95 for a year or 12.95 for six months, ActiveScan is one of the cheaper fully-loaded antivirus programs available. Not to mention, a Panda subscription can be used on up to three PCs at a time, so you could easily keep every computer in your home covered with one purchase.
For price, power, and ease of use, Panda Security might be the best company out there when it comes to antivirus software. And if you’re still not sure, Panda’s website does offer a free virus scan so you can see how you like it.
If nothing else, it’s worth a try. No download required, and one of the most up to date virus databases available. If you want to see for yourself, do the free scan, and then try another virus scanner to see if Panda missed anything.
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