- Aug 31, 2011
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Biozfear said:I have only tried Panda Cloud and it was the free version but curious to see Trend Micro results against Panda Cloud in a face off.
Care to provide the TM link?
Malware Maniac said:I would say Panda Cloud Free. But I'm not a fan on cloud AVs because without Internet then you only have the user interface.
Malware Maniac said:I would say Panda Cloud Free. But I'm not a fan on cloud AVs because without Internet then you only have the user interface.
Cloud-based antivirus do not protect while offline
While this might be true of some cloud-based antivirus implementations, in the case of Panda Cloud Antivirus it is not true. Panda Cloud Antivirus has a local cached copy of the Collective Intelligence cloud servers. This local cache is tasked with detecting (even while not connected to the Internet) malware that is in the wild, non-PE malware and other threats. Unlike traditional signature updates, this local cache update is a “moving target” of what the community sees as circulating out there in the wild. Therefore it is able to efficiently protect against the important threats. This local cache does not protect against Win98 or DOS viruses or even malware that is dead or not circulating anymore. That is why the community aspect of Panda Cloud Antivirus is so important as, the more people use it, the better protection it offers.
UPDATE: Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.1 includes 4 additional new layers of offline protection: 2 behavioural engines (blocking & runtime analysis), autorun disabling and USB vaccination
malbky said:Umbra I agree with Malware Maniac. It just has a cached copy of few important signatures. Suppose when I am offline I plug a USB with some old threats I am at the danger of getting infected.
Also the Pandas local copy of signatures depends on the users inputs too. So if USA users are more the cached copy will contain more sigs for viruses in the wild in USA which may not be the same list of viruses which are in wild in another part of the world.
It will be simple mater for a relatively new AV to just disconnect the internet acess leaving the user vulnerable.
I did not mean AV my fault. I mean a virus.umbrapolaris said:malbky said:Umbra I agree with Malware Maniac. It just has a cached copy of few important signatures. Suppose when I am offline I plug a USB with some old threats I am at the danger of getting infected.
Panda pro has a USB Vaccine feature.
Worthy isn't it ?
and you still have your on-demand scanners
The USB vaccine does not prevent viruses from copying into the USB i suppose, it just prevents autorun to be modified. Also point is that we are comparing the protection offered by the product. On demand engines wont prevent an infection, they will find and remove one thats it.My USB protection layer : Bit Defender USB immunizer, MC shield
Also the Pandas local copy of signatures depends on the users inputs too. So if USA users are more the cached copy will contain more sigs for viruses in the wild in USA which may not be the same list of viruses which are in wild in another part of the world.Im sure the chances that you are in USA, have a disconnection, teleport yourself suddenly in Russia, keep yourself offline , plug an infected usb on your system without scanning it with your other scanners are very few.
Of course with any AV you have the "worst scenario"
What I mean to say is that Us viruses will be on the list when compared to Indian Viruses, so it decreases my protection.
It will be simple mater for a relatively new AV to just disconnect the internet acess leaving the user vulnerable.
Why they should do that?
They work by preventing a USB from utilizing autorun (autorun feature allows a USB to run automatically once connected). Then the rest is left to the realtime component of your AV.malbky said:The USB vaccine does not prevent viruses from copying into the USB i suppose, it just prevents autorun to be modified. Also point is that we are comparing the protection offered by the product. On demand engines wont prevent an infection, they will find and remove one thats it.
No. The local cache is not region-specific and it also depends on what wild things the big Pandas find.malbky said:Also the Pandas local copy of signatures depends on the users inputs too. So if USA users are more the cached copy will contain more sigs for viruses in the wild in USA which may not be the same list of viruses which are in wild in another part of the world.
spleentechie said:I personally prefer Panda anti-virus. Second in awesomeness of name only to Avast! Panda is a solid anti-virus(though I personally don't like cloud AVs because I have spotty internet connection because I use a 20 dollar wireless adapter). Trend micro is decent, but uses 94 megabytes of ram and uses five processes which is pretty steep. Though Panda isn't much better with around 10 processes which is also steep. In conclusion I am sorry too have confused you, but I go with Panda because in my opinion a cloud AV is supposed to be light and fast and Panda is better in those categories.
spleentechie said:Trend micro is decent, but uses 94 megabytes of ram and uses five processes which is pretty steep.