Panda Security je tvrtka za IT sigurnost sa sjedištem u Španjolskoj^(Spain) , koja se usredotočuje na razvoj i prodaju specijaliziranog antivirusnog softvera za kućne korisnike i tvrtke. Postoji od početka interneta, točnije 1990. godine. Tvrtka je poznata po svojim sigurnosnim inovacijama temeljenim na cloud tehnologijama i općenito po sprječavanju kibernetičkog kriminala. Najkompletnije sigurnosno rješenje koje je razvila Panda Security , namijenjeno kućnim korisnicima, zove se Panda Gold Protection . Posljednjih dana smo ga koristili i testirali, a sada želimo podijeliti sve što smo o njemu pronašli. Ako vas zanima je li ovo dobro antivirusno rješenje za vas, pročitajte našu recenziju:

U čemu je Panda Gold Protection dobra?

Panda Gold Protection je sigurnosni paket koji je dobar u:

• Zaštita vašeg računala od zlonamjernog softvera, offline i online
• Nudi izvrsnu korisničku podršku, uz stalni 24/7 pristup tehničarima
• Nudi mnogo dodatnih alata za korištenje

Panda Gold Protection u odnosu na Panda Global Protection^{(Panda Global Protection)}

Panda Gold Protection pruža iste sigurnosne alate kao i Panda Global Protection . Razlike leže u činjenici da verzija Gold Protection također uključuje:^{(Gold Protection)}

• Premium podrška^{(Premium Support )} - osigurava vam da je tehničar uvijek tu, koji će vam pomoći očistiti vaše računalo u slučaju zaraze zlonamjernim softverom
• Premium Live Chat - možete razgovarati uživo s Panda tehničarem kad god zatrebate
• Panda Cloud Drive – 20 GB prostora za pohranu podataka i sinkronizaciju na svim svojim uređajima

Osim ako ne želite ove ponude, malo pristupačnija Panda Global Protection mogla bi biti bolja ponuda za vas.

Za i protiv

Evo pozitivnih strana koje smo identificirali u vezi Panda Gold Protection :

• Antivirusni mehanizam radi izvrstan posao otkrivanja i uklanjanja zlonamjernog softvera s vašeg računala
• Mrežni štit učinkovit je u sprječavanju posjeta opasnim web-mjestima u bilo kojem web-pregledniku
• Korisničko sučelje je vrlo prilagodljivo
• Opcije tehničke podrške koje Panda nudi izvanredne su u usporedbi s drugim antivirusnim proizvodima

S druge strane, postoje i neki negativni aspekti:

• Sigurnosni paket uvelike usporava brzinu preuzimanja podataka s interneta
• Vatrozid tretira sve mreže na koje se povezujete kao kućne^(Home) mreže, ostavljajući vas ranjivim na napade čovjeka u sredini. Međutim, ako ručno odaberete javni^{(Public )} profil u postavkama vatrozida, izvrsno će vas zaštititi.
• Antivirusni mehanizam je sporiji od ostalih u skeniranju vašeg računala

• Korisničko sučelje je zaostalo i pretrpano
• Previše je dodatnih alata uključenih u ovaj sigurnosni paket, a većina njih su klonovi onoga što već imate u sustavu Windows
• Nije uključena VPN usluga, tako da se ne možete osloniti na Panda Gold Protection za sigurne veze kada se povezujete na javne Wi-Fi mreže

Presuda

Panda Gold Protection nije uravnotežen sigurnosni paket. Ono što nam se sviđa kod njega je učinkovitost antivirusnog motora i njegovog web štita. Ako koristite ovaj sigurnosni paket, zaštićeni ste od svih vrsta zlonamjernog softvera, i offline i online. Međutim, Panda Gold Protection usporava preuzimanja koja vršite s interneta; nije najbrži na svijetu u skeniranju vašeg računala u potrazi za zlonamjernim softverom i, iako njegovo korisničko sučelje izgleda lijepo i jednostavno je za korištenje, također zaostaje. Posljednje, ali ne i najmanje važno, vatrozid vas može učinkovito zaštititi od mrežnih napada, ali samo ako ga ručno konfigurirate svaki put kada se povežete na novu mrežu. Panda zlatna zaštita^{(Panda Gold Protection)}nije antivirusni proizvod prikladan za sve. Najbolje ga koriste iskusni korisnici koji mogu zaobići njegove manje pozitivne aspekte kako bi dobili najbolju moguću zaštitu. Početnici bi vjerojatno trebali potražiti negdje drugdje.

Iskustvo preuzimanja i instalacije

Da biste testirali Panda Gold Protection , možete preuzeti i instalirati besplatnu probnu verziju koja se nalazi na Pandinoj web stranici^{(Panda's website)} . Možete preuzeti malu izvršnu datoteku pod nazivom PANDAGP.exe , veličine samo 1,73 MB. Kada ga pokrenete, možete odabrati instalacijsku mapu, jezik sigurnosnog paketa i želite li također instalirati Panda Safe Web . Ovo je proširenje web preglednika koje obećava da će vas zaštititi od zlonamjernih web stranica. Čarobnjak za instalaciju pokušava vas natjerati da promijenite zadanu uslugu pretraživanja i zadanu početnu stranicu vašeg web preglednika. Preporučujemo da poništite ove dvije opcije. Ako ih odlučite omogućiti, trebali biste znati da Panda's search provider and homepage are both powered by Yahoo.

Panda Gold Protection starts downloading the data needed for the installation to continue. You cannot choose the security modules that are installed. In total, the installation wizard downloaded 74.50MB of data on our Windows 10 computer.

After everything is downloaded and installed, when you open its user interface, Panda Gold Protection greets you with a message in which it asks you to enter an email address. It is used to create an online account for you, but it is not mandatory, so you can click on "Select account later" if you want to test the product without purchasing it.

Zatim možete vidjeti korisničko sučelje Panda Gold Protection -a, koje izgleda zanimljivo. Međutim, više ćemo o tome govoriti u odjeljku "Jednostavnost korištenja i konfiguracije"^{("Ease of use and configuration")} ove recenzije.

Preuzimanje i instaliranje Panda Gold Protection-a jednostavan je zadatak. Ne postoje komplicirani koraci koje treba poduzeti, a tvrtka vas ne prisiljava da date osobne podatke ako je sve što želite je procijeniti njihov proizvod.^{(Downloading and installing Panda Gold Protection is an easy task. There are no complicated steps to be taken, and the company does not force you to provide personal information if all you want is to evaluate their product.)}

Integracija sa sustavom Windows^(Windows) , web preglednicima i univerzalnim aplikacijama za Windows platformu

Prva stvar koju smo provjerili vezano uz integraciju sa Windowsom^(Windows) , bilo je da li Panda Gold Protection onemogućuje Windows Defender i Windows Firewall . Dobra vijest je da jest, tako da ne biste trebali vidjeti sukobe ili probleme s izvedbom, koji su uobičajeni kada istovremeno pokrećete više sigurnosnih proizvoda. Pandin^(Panda) softver također je relativno dobro integriran sa Windows 10 u pogledu umrežavanja. Mogli smo koristiti matičnu grupu^(homegroup) dostupnu na našoj lokalnoj mreži i nismo imali problema pri dijeljenju datoteka ili kada smo koristili univerzalne aplikacije^{(universal apps)} .

Nažalost, modul vatrozida ne prilagođava automatski svoj način zaštite ovisno o mrežnom profilu koji je postavljen u sustavu Windows^(Windows) . Bez obzira^(Regardless) na mrežni profil koji smo postavili u sustavu Windows^(Windows) , Pandin^{(Panda's )} vatrozid uvijek je koristio način kućne^(Home) zaštite. Vatrozid čak tretira javne mreže kao kućne mreže. Nadalje, vatrozid koristi tri različita mrežna profila: dom, posao^{(Home, Work,)} i javno mjesto,^{(Public place,)} za razliku od modernih Windows operativnih sustava koji koriste samo privatne^(Private) i javne^(Public) profile. Čini se da je Pandin^(Panda) vatrozid na drugom planetu.

Što se tiče sigurnosti na mreži, Panda Gold Protection odlučuje vas zaštititi filtriranjem cijelog internetskog prometa. To je dobra stvar jer dobivate zaštitu bez obzira koji web preglednik preferirate. Osim toga, uključuje i proširenje web-preglednika pod nazivom Panda Safe Web koje može blokirati zlonamjerne web stranice i učiniti vaše web pretraživanje sigurnijim, ako ste u redu s korištenjem Yahooa^(Yahoo) kao pružatelja pretraživanja. Ovo proširenje dostupno je za Google Chrome i Internet Explorer .

Pogledali smo potrošnju RAM-a za ^(RAM)Panda Gold Protection . Otkrili smo da ovaj sigurnosni paket koristi samo 38 MB RAM-a^(RAM) . Što se tiče vremena pokretanja našeg testnog računala, BootRacer je izmjerio povećanje od jedne sekunde ili 4%. Ovo je zanemarivo povećanje.

Kako bismo provjerili utječe li na brzinu interneta ili lokalne mreže Panda Gold Protection , također smo izvršili nekoliko testova sa Speedtest.net i LAN Speed ​​Testom^{(LAN Speed Test)} . Brzine koje mjerimo LAN Speed ​​Testom^{(LAN Speed Test)} bile su iste prije i nakon instaliranja sigurnosnog paketa, što znači da nema negativan utjecaj na prijenos podataka unutar lokalne mreže. Međutim, iako je Speedtest.net pokazao da je brzina prijenosa na internetu ista, brzina preuzimanja se smanjila nakon što smo instalirali Panda Gold Protection , za nevjerojatnih 40 posto, s prosječnih 104 Mbps na samo 62 Mbps. To je značajno smanjenje naše brzine preuzimanja interneta.

Panda Gold Protection nudi web štit koji filtrira sav internetski promet na vašem računalu, a to znači da ste zaštićeni u bilo kojem web pregledniku koji želite koristiti. Nadalje, također uključuje proširenje za web preglednik koje može zaštititi vaše web pretraživanja, ali samo u Google Chromeu i samo ako ste u redu s korištenjem Yahooa kao vašeg pružatelja pretraživanja. Pozitivan aspekt je činjenica da Pandin sigurnosni paket ne utječe na vrijeme pokretanja računala ili brzinu prijenosa podataka unutar vaše lokalne mreže. Međutim, to usporava preuzimanja s interneta. Također, modul vatrozida se ne prilagođava prema mrežnom profilu postavljenom u sustavu Windows.^{(Panda Gold Protection offers a web shield that filters all the internet traffic on your computer, and that means that you are protected in any web browser you prefer using. Furthermore, it also includes a web browser extension which can secure your web searches, but only in Google Chrome and only if you are OK with using Yahoo as your search provider. A positive aspect is the fact that Panda's security suite does not affect the computer boot times or data transfer speed within your local network. However, it slows down the downloads from the internet. Also, the firewall module does not adjust itself according to the network profile set in Windows.)}

Jednostavnost korištenja i konfiguracije

Panda Gold Protection nudi zanimljivo korisničko sučelje. Koristi pločice, poput onih iz izbornika Start ^{(Start Menu)}u ^{(Start )}sustavu Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} ili početnog zaslona sustava Windows 8.1 . Većina modula i alata imaju svoje pločice prikazane na korisničkom sučelju, pokazujući vam kratke informacije o tome što rade. Oni također služe kao prečaci do opcija, zadataka i postavki svakog modula.

Nažalost, korisničko sučelje je pomalo zaostalo, barem na našem računalu. Na dnu središnje konzole nalaze se tri tipke kojima se možete prebaciti na drugu ili treću stranicu korisničkog sučelja. Svaki put kad smo ih pritisnuli, prijelaz je zapeo.

Korisničko sučelje također je pretrpano jer je na njemu jednostavno previše pločica. Međutim, lijepo je što ga možete prilagoditi pomicanjem pločica, ili ukloniti ili dodati pločice ako želite. Ako biste radije imali jednostavnije iskustvo, možda biste radije izbrisali mnoge pločice koje su prikazane prema zadanim postavkama.

Još jedna pozitivna strana pločica je to što su jednostavne za korištenje na bilo kojem uređaju, čak i na onima sa zaslonima osjetljivim na dodir. To vrijedi i za postavke, od kojih se većina može konfigurirati uz pomoć velikih tipki i prekidača.

Što se tiče mogućnosti pomoći i podrške, trebali biste znati da Panda nudi online dokumentaciju, pristup forumima zajednice i stranicu s često postavljanim pitanjima^{(Frequently Asked Questions)} . Postoji i mogućnost slanja e-pošte ili čak kontaktiranja Pande^(Panda) na Twitteru^(Twitter) kako biste dobili pomoć. Tvrtka također nudi chat uživo i podršku na daljinu^{(remote distance support)} ako kupite Panda Gold Protection .

Jedna stvar koju će mnogi cijeniti u Panda Gold Protectionu^{(Panda Gold Protection)} je činjenica da ovo sigurnosno rješenje nudi obilje detaljnih zapisnika i statistika. Također, pruža neka vizualna izvješća o sigurnosnim događajima koji se događaju na vašem računalu.

Što se tiče obavijesti i upozorenja, Panda Gold Protection je malo pričljiviji od ostalih. Vidjeli smo upozorenja o zlonamjernom softveru, ali nas je iznervirala i obavijest o datumu isteka probne verzije, koja je iskakala svaki put kada bismo otvorili korisničko sučelje.

Korisničko sučelje koje nudi Panda Gold Protection razlikuje se od onoga što nude drugi sigurnosni paketi. Nije težak za korištenje i dobro radi na uređajima sa zaslonima osjetljivim na dodir. Međutim, prijelazi između stranica kasne. Bilo bi nam draže da je bolje reagirao, a i manje gužve.^{(The user interface offered by Panda Gold Protection is different from what other security suites offer. It is not difficult to use and works well on devices with touchscreens. However, the transitions between pages are laggy. We would have preferred it to be more responsive, and also less crowded.)}

Na sljedećoj stranici ovog pregleda možete vidjeti koliko je Panda Gold Protection učinkovita u zaštiti vašeg računala od mrežnih napada i zlonamjernog softvera. Također možete vidjeti koje su dodatne značajke u paketu s ovim sigurnosnim paketom i provjeriti naše preporuke o tome koje postavke biste trebali razmisliti o prilagođavanju.

Security for everyone - Review Panda Gold Protection -

Panda Security is an IT securіty company headquartered in Ѕpain, which focuses on developing and ѕelling specialized antivirus softwarе for home users and bυѕinesses alike. It has been around sinсe the dawn of the internet, 1990 to be more exact. Thе company is well-known fоr its security innovatiоns baѕed on cloud technologies and, gеnerally, for preventing cybercrime. The most "complete" secυrity solution thаt is developed by Panda Secυrity, aimed at home users, is called Panda Gold Protection. For the last few days, we used and tested it, and now we want to share everything that we have found about it. If you are curious to see whether this is a good antivirus solution for you, read our review:

What is Panda Gold Protection good at?

Panda Gold Protection is a security suite that is good at:

• Protecting your computer from malware, both offline and online
• Offering excellent customer support, with permanent 24/7 access to technicians
• Offering many additional tools for you to use

Panda Gold Protection vs. Panda Global Protection

Panda Gold Protection provides the same security tools as does Panda Global Protection. The differences lie in the fact that the Gold Protection version also includes:

• Premium Support - ensures you that a technician is always there, to help you clean your computer in case of malware infection
• Premium Live Chat - you can live chat with a Panda technician anytime you need to
• Panda Cloud Drive - 20GB of space for you to store data and sync it across all your devices

Unless you want these offers, the slightly more affordable Panda Global Protection might be a better deal for you.

Pros and cons

Here are the positives that we identified about Panda Gold Protection:

• The antivirus engine does an excellent job of detecting and removing malware from your computer
• The web shield is effective in stopping you from visiting dangerous websites, in any web browser
• The user interface is highly customizable
• The tech support options that Panda offers are outstanding when compared to other antivirus products

On the other hand, there are also some negative aspects:

• The security suite slows down the speed at which you download data from the internet a lot
• The firewall treats all the networks you connect to as Home networks, leaving you vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. However, if you manually choose the Public profile in the firewall settings, it does an excellent job of protecting you.
• The antivirus engine is slower than others at scanning your computer

• The user interface is laggy and crowded
• There are too many extra tools bundled in this security suite, and most of them are clones of what you already have in Windows
• There is no VPN service included, so you cannot rely on Panda Gold Protection to secure connections when you connect to public Wi-Fi networks

Verdict

Panda Gold Protection is not a balanced security suite. What we like about it is the efficiency of the antivirus engine and its web shield. If you use this security suite, you are protected against all types of malware, both offline and online. However, Panda Gold Protection slows down the downloads you make from the internet; it is not the fastest in the world at scanning your computer for malware and, although its user interface looks nice and it is easy to use, it is also laggy. Last but not least, the firewall can protect you efficiently against network attacks but only if you manually configure it each time you connect to a new network. Panda Gold Protection is not an antivirus product suitable for everyone. It is best used by knowledgeable users who can get around its less positive aspects so that they get the best protection possible. Beginners should probably look elsewhere.

The download and installation experience

To test Panda Gold Protection, you can download and install the free trial version found on Panda's website. You get to download a small executable file called PANDAGP.exe, with a size of only 1.73 MB. When you run it, you get to choose the installation folder, the language of the security suite, and whether you also want to install Panda Safe Web. This is a web browser extension which promises to protect you against malicious websites. The installation wizard tries to make you change the default search provider and the default home page of your web browser. We recommend that you uncheck these two options. If you choose to enable them, you should know that Panda's search provider and homepage are both powered by Yahoo.

Panda Gold Protection starts downloading the data needed for the installation to continue. You cannot choose the security modules that are installed. In total, the installation wizard downloaded 74.50MB of data on our Windows 10 computer.

After everything is downloaded and installed, when you open its user interface, Panda Gold Protection greets you with a message in which it asks you to enter an email address. It is used to create an online account for you, but it is not mandatory, so you can click on "Select account later" if you want to test the product without purchasing it.

Then, you can see the user interface of the Panda Gold Protection, which looks interesting. However, we will talk more about it in the "Ease of use and configuration" section of this review.

Downloading and installing Panda Gold Protection is an easy task. There are no complicated steps to be taken, and the company does not force you to provide personal information if all you want is to evaluate their product.

Integration with Windows, web browsers and universal Windows platform apps

The first thing we checked regarding integration with Windows, was whether Panda Gold Protection disables Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. The good news is that it does, so you should not see conflicts or performance issues, which are common when you run multiple security products at the same time. Panda's software is also reasonably well integrated with Windows 10 regarding networking. We were able to use the homegroup available on our local network, and we had no issues when sharing files or when we used universal apps.

Unfortunately, the firewall module does not automatically adjust its protection mode depending on the network profile that is set in Windows. Regardless of the network profile we set in Windows, Panda's firewall always used the Home protection mode. The firewall even treats public networks as home networks. Furthermore, the firewall uses three different network profiles: Home, Work, and Public place, unlike modern Windows operating systems, which only use Private and Public profiles. It looks like Panda's firewall is on another planet.

Regarding online security, Panda Gold Protection chooses to protect you by filtering all the internet traffic. It is a good thing because you get protection no matter what web browser you prefer. Additionally, it also includes a web browser extension called Panda Safe Web that can block malicious websites and make your web searches safer, if you are OK with using Yahoo as your search provider. This extension is available for Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.

We looked at the RAM consumption of Panda Gold Protection. We found that this security suite uses as little as 38 MB of RAM. Regarding the boot time of our test computer, BootRacer measured an increase of one second or 4%. This is a negligible increase.

To check whether the internet or local network speeds are affected by Panda Gold Protection, we also ran a few tests with Speedtest.net and with LAN Speed Test. The speeds that we measure with LAN Speed Test were the same before and after installing the security suite, which means that it has no negative impact on data transfers within the local network. However, although Speedtest.net showed that the upload speed on the internet was the same, the download speed decreased after we installed Panda Gold Protection, by a whopping 40 percent, from an average of 104 Mbps down to only 62Mbps. That is a significant decrease in our internet download speed.

Panda Gold Protection offers a web shield that filters all the internet traffic on your computer, and that means that you are protected in any web browser you prefer using. Furthermore, it also includes a web browser extension which can secure your web searches, but only in Google Chrome and only if you are OK with using Yahoo as your search provider. A positive aspect is the fact that Panda's security suite does not affect the computer boot times or data transfer speed within your local network. However, it slows down the downloads from the internet. Also, the firewall module does not adjust itself according to the network profile set in Windows.

Ease of use and configuration

Panda Gold Protection offers a user interface that is interesting. It uses tiles, like the ones from Windows 10's Start Menu or Windows 8.1's Start screen. Most modules and tools have their tiles displayed on the user interface, showing you brief information about what they do. They also serve as shortcuts to each module's options, tasks, and settings.

Unfortunately, the user interface is somewhat laggy, at least on our computer. On the bottom of the central console, there are three buttons which you can use to switch to the second or the third page of the user interface. Each time we pressed them, the transition stuttered.

The user interface also feels crowded because there are just too many tiles on it. However, it is nice that you can customize it by moving the tiles around, or remove or add tiles if you wish. If you would rather have a more straightforward experience, maybe you would prefer to delete many of the tiles that are displayed by default.

Another positive about the tiles is that they are easy to use on any device, even on those with touchscreens. That is also true regarding settings, most of which can be configured with the help of large buttons and switches.

Regarding the help and support options, you should know that Panda offers online documentation, access to community forums and a Frequently Asked Questions page. There is also an option to email or even contact Panda on Twitter to get help. The company also offers live chat and remote distance support, if you buy Panda Gold Protection.

One thing many will appreciate at Panda Gold Protection is the fact that this security solution offers plenty of detailed logs and statistics. Also, it provides some visual reports about the security-related events that take place on your computer.

Regarding notifications and alerts, Panda Gold Protection is a bit more talkative than others. We saw malware alerts, but we also were annoyed by a notification of the trial expiration date, which kept on popping out every time we opened the user interface.

The user interface offered by Panda Gold Protection is different from what other security suites offer. It is not difficult to use and works well on devices with touchscreens. However, the transitions between pages are laggy. We would have preferred it to be more responsive, and also less crowded.

On the following page of this review, you can see how efficient Panda Gold Protection is at protecting your computer from network attacks and malware. You can also see what additional features are bundled with this security suite, and check our recommendations for what settings you should consider adjusting.

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