![]() Theoretically, Panda’s main antivirus scanner should prevent you from ever needing this Cloud Cleaner, but to be honest I’m still not sure why Panda doesn’t just include this as part of its regular antivirus scan, like Avira does. I was really pleased with the speed and results of the Panda Cloud Cleaner - it was much quicker than the regular antivirus scan. It uses collective intelligence (cloud-based technology) to scan for more advanced threats and is designed primarily for emergency malware situations, when your device is already infected or non-responsive. This is a completely separate antivirus scanning engine that forms part of the Rescue Kit but is also available as a separate free download to non-Panda customers. In addition to the regular scans, Panda also offers a cloud-based scanner named Panda Cloud Cleaner. That said, I still think Panda for macOS is one of the best antiviruses for Macs in 2023 - but I would like to see faster scanning. It took over 8 hours to finish the scan! Most competitors finished a scan in less than 2 hours. The scanner worked well (catching the same amount of malware samples as it did on Windows), but I was disappointed with how slow it was. ![]() I then tried Panda’s macOS antivirus scanner. The critical areas scan was better, completing in around 5 minutes - which is comparable to other top competitors like Norton and Avira whose quick scans take between 5 and 10 minutes. However, the second full scan took just over an hour, which is good, but unlike some antiviruses (including Norton), Panda doesn’t mark previously scanned files as safe in order to reduce future scan times. When you consider that most top competitors (such as Norton and Bitdefender) can complete a full scan in under an hour, this is pretty bad. The full scan was the worst - the first full scan I ran took 3 and a half hours to complete. The scan options are clear and the process is straightforward, but I found Panda’s scan times to be pretty inconsistent. ![]()
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