Panda Internet Security 2013

At a time when so many security suite vendors opt for a soothing pastel design, the bold, colorful appearance of Panda Internet Security 2013 makes for a refreshing change. Like the company's standalone antivirus, this suite stands out visually from the competition. And, like Panda's antivirus, performance-wise its suite is mostly just average.

The main window's top panel reports the suite's overall security status along with details on how many items have been scanned and how many threats detected; clicking the stats area brings up a much more detailed window of detection statistics.

The top row of colorful buttons relate to tasks like launching scans, viewing reports, or connecting with Panda's services online. Buttons on the lower row represent security components; each has its own "ON" flag to let you know protection is active. Clicking any of these takes you to detailed settings. Even the status bar at the window's bottom is loaded with social media buttons and buttons to access advanced features. This is one packed window!

Same Antivirus Protection
With one exception, the suite's antivirus protection is the same as what's found in Panda Antivirus Pro 2013 . Do read that review for full details. I'll simply summarize here.

Installing Panda for malware cleanup testing went smoothly, for the most part. Tech support agents handled one problem by supplying an offline installer. Fixing the other system where Panda wouldn't install took more effort, including a hands-on remote-control session, but they got the job done.

Panda detected 82 percent of the threats and scored 5.9 points for cleanup. That's pretty good, but quite a few products scored a full half-point higher, or more. Norton AntiVirus (2013) topped the chart with 6.6 points. Kaspersky Internet Security (2013) and AVG Internet Security 2013 came close with 6.5 points, as did Daily Safety Check Home Edition .

Quite a few products detected 100 percent of the threats using rootkit technology; Panda managed 80 percent. Kaspersky scored 9.4 points for rootkit removal, better than the rest. For full details on my malware cleanup testing procedures, see How We Test Malware Removal.

In my malware blocking test, Panda managed to keep all the rootkit samples from installing, but its overall score was lower than most. It detected 82 percent of the threats and earned 8.1 points. Daily Safety Check and SecureIT Plus detected 97 percent and scored 9.4 and 9.7 points respectively. Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete earned a perfect 10 of 10 points when tested against my earlier malware collection. The article How We Test Malware Blocking explains how I come up with these scores.

In my malware protection tests Panda earned scores that are good, but not great. Panda's technology did a little better in tests by independent labs. In particular, it rated ADVANCED or better in all tests by AV-Comparatives and achieved certification by AV-Test with a decent score. The chart below summarizes recent lab results. For more about the labs, see How We Interpret Antivirus Lab Tests.

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