Panda Antivirus is a free, cloud-based antivirus tool for Windows (but also available free of charge on Android smartphone and tablet devices).
Panda offers a number of nifty features alongside a high level of protection, matching or even beating top performers like Bitdefender and Kaspersky.
The biggest selling-point of Panda Free Antivirus is that all scanning work is done in the cloud, so the impact on your system resources is so small you’ll hardly notice it’s there.
The tool has performed remarkably well in recent anti-virus tests, and the software offers real-time protection against a whole range of threats, including malware, ransomware, spyware, viruses, trojans, rootkits, and other Internet nasties.
Another worthwhile feature is USB drive protection. You can get Panda to perform a quick scan of any USB drives you insert to maintain the integrity of your system.
There’s also a free PC recovery system called “Panda Rescue Kit”, which lets you clean infected computers that struggle to even boot up. Other notable features include a Multimedia/Game mode.
Includes a free VPN service (limited to 150MB/day). Commercial plans are available that provide additional functionality.