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- Virus and spyware protection
- Inexpensive
- Not as good with spam and parental controls
- Installation issues
- Slows the computer
December 2007. Reviews say Panda Internet Security 2008 is the best value at its price. Testing shows especially good performance on antivirus and firewall protection, less so on spam and parental-control components. PC Magazine's reviewer says Panda Internet Security 2008 is "the first product ever to remove every single one of my spyware samples and also prevent every single one of them from installing on a clean system." User reviews show that there's not much of a middle ground -- owners either love Panda or detest it, but the complaints mentioned are common to other competing products as well -- installation troubles, bad tech support, slowdown issues and so on.
PCMag.com and Which? magazine base their reviews on thorough testing and have solid reputations of objectivity. Government Computer News does very solid reviews, but they're confined to rating products' anti-virus functionality. User reviews at Amazon.com are helpful, but the complaints registered are similar for competing products as well.
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1. PCMag.com
PCMag.com gives Panda Internet Security 2008 a rating of 3.5 out five, pointing out that it really shines as an anti-virus and anti-spyware product. But Rubenking notes that the anti-spam feature "has really gone downhill."
Review: Panda Internet Security 2008 , Neil J. Rubenking, Aug. 31, 2007
2. Which.co.ukDetails/Subscribe
British consumer magazine Which? rates and scores security software, but a subscription is required to see the individual reviews.
Review: Security software, Editors of Which?
3. PC AdvisorDetails/Subscribe
PC Advisor says Panda does well handling the important stuff and notes that its weak spots (parental control, backup, PC optimization) can be shored up with free Internet downloads.
Review: Panda Internet Security 2008, Robin Morris, Sept. 4, 2007
GCN does thorough testing, but only for anti-virus effectiveness. In this regard, Panda Internet Security 2008 is regarded the best of the six products reviewed.
Review: You Are Naked Without It, John Breeden II, Aug. 13, 2007
5. Amazon.com
About 35 owner reviews give Panda Internet Security 2008 a middling combined score. People either love it or hate it (no threes on the scale of one to five as of this writing), and complaints include installation/uninstall issues, product activation, computer slowdown and customer service problems.
Review: Panda Internet Security 2008 3-User, Contributors to Amazon.com
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