Panda Dome Review

A full review of this free antivirus program

By
Stacy Fisher
Stacy is a freelancer with over 18 years experience writing about technology and personal finance. She has published hundreds of articles and co-authored a book.
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Stacy Fisher
Updated November 25, 2019
Panda Dome in Windows 8

Panda Dome is a great antivirus program because it automatically collects threat detection techniques from other users that have the software installed, which helps protect against new and upcoming attacks.

What We Like

  • Automatic and transparent upgrades

  • Small download file

  • URL and web monitoring/filtering

  • Automatic USB protection

  • Lightweight and easy on system resources

What We Don't Like

  • Contains advertisements

  • Installation is a little slow

  • Tries to make unnecessary changes during setup

Panda Dome provides constant virus protection, also called on-access or resident protection, for free. This means that Panda Dome can completely replace antivirus software from companies like McAfee and Norton that charge for their software and for yearly access to updates.

More Information on Panda Dome

  • Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and 2000 Professional SP4 are the supported operating systems
  • Panda Dome comes equipped with a real-time antivirus and antispyware engine to catch threats before they cause damage
  • Includes a built-in web monitor to protect against malicious links
  • You can secure the program with a password
  • Option to scan compressed files
  • Able to run a full or custom scan as well as just a critical scan
  • Files, folders, and particular extensions can be blocked from scans
  • A rescue boot disc can be built with Panda Dome to create a bootable antivirus program
  • Parental controls block specific web addresses, domains, programs, and folders from being accessed
  • Supports gaming/multimedia mode
  • It's easy to block/shutdown any actively running process
  • Option to require you to confirm removing a found virus
  • Gathers data from other Panda users to help avert threats
  • Can run scheduled scans

Our Thoughts on Panda Dome

What we like the most about Panda Dome is that it puts off a particular feeling of strong security while it’s running. It’s not intrusive, but instead clearly shows how its securing all running system processes and websites.

As we mentioned above, it does have advertisements within the program, mainly to try and get you to purchase a professional version.

During setup, Panda Dome asks to install a toolbar for increased web security as well as a couple of other web browser changes like altering your home page. You can decide if you want this or not; it's not mandatory.