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Product

A free, cloud-based antivirus from Panda Security for Windows and Android devices, providing real-time protection against malware and spyware. You may also be interested in other Panda Dome plans that include anti-malware, as well as other features, such as Panda Dome Advanced, Panda Dome Complete or Panda Dome Premium . Panda Security, a WatchGuard Technologies brand, offers the most advanced protection for your family and business. Its Panda Dome range provides maximum security against viruses, ransomware and computer espionage, and is compatible with Windows , Mac , Android and iOS . Supported platforms are Android, Linux, macOS and Windows.

Current Version
18.00.00.0000
Product Page
pandasecurity.com/…/free-antivirus
Market
Consumer
Licence
Free
Price
Free
Record Created
2026-08-20
Last Updated
2026-10-10

Vendor

Panda Security was founded in 1990 in Bilbao by Mikel Urizarbarrena and was for two decades the largest security company in Spain. It was an early mover in two things that later became standard: scanning in the cloud rather than on the machine, and an endpoint model that classifies every running process rather than only the files it recognises as bad. It is no longer independent. WatchGuard Technologies bought it in 2020, and the site now describes Panda as a WatchGuard Technologies brand. The consumer products kept the Panda name; the business products were absorbed into WatchGuard's range, which is why this index lists Panda Adaptive Defense 360 alongside WatchGuard EPDR and WatchGuard EDR — closely related technology under two brands. Households buy the Panda Dome range: Panda Dome Free, Panda Dome Essential, Panda Dome Advanced, Panda Dome Complete and Panda Dome Premium, with Panda Dome Family, Panda Dome for Android, Panda Dome VPN and Panda Dome Password Manager beside them. Panda Cleanup and Panda Cloud Cleaner are its clean-up tools. Vendor page →

Website
pandasecurity.com
Country
Spain
Headquarters
Bilbao, Spain
Year Established
1990
Customers
Not known
Users
30M users
Revenue
≈ $60.8M (2023)

Platforms

Androidnative
Linuxnative
macOSnative
Windowsnative

Target Market

Consumer primary

Capabilities

Malware Detectionkeynative
Ransomware ProtectionkeyNot known
Behavioral DetectionkeyNot known
Web ProtectionkeyNot known
Email ProtectionNot known
Host FirewallNot known
Sandbox AnalysisNot known
Cloud-Assisted ScanningNot known
Heuristic DetectionNot known
Device ControlNot known
Vulnerability ShieldingNot known
Central Management ConsoleNot known

11 of 12 not yet known — not recorded, which is not the same as not supported.

Pricing

PlanLicencePriced perBilledPrice
SummaryFreenot statedno recurring chargeFree

Versions

  • 18.00.00.0000Windows
  • 10.9.14macOS
  • 9.04.03.0001Linux
  • 3.13.9Androidreleased 2026-04-13

The newest release each source names per platform, not every release the vendor has shipped. A release date is shown only where one is recorded.

Independent Tests

At a glance — latest result per lab test

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestTested

Tested: Windows2025-11-17lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test

Tested: Windows2025-10-15lab report ↗

AV-Comparatives Performance Test

Tested: Windows2025-10-15lab report ↗

Each bar is one lab’s own figure on that lab’s own scale. Labs test different models at different times, so the figures are not combined into one score.

All results

AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection TestAV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test — July–October 20252025-11-17
TestedProtection Rate: 97.4%False Positives: 16
AV-Comparatives Malware Protection TestAV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test — September 20252025-10-15
Offline Detection Rate: 67.6%Online Detection Rate: 95.4%Online Protection Rate: 99.85%False Positives: 85
AV-Comparatives Performance TestAV-Comparatives Performance Test — September 20252025-10-15
Impact Score: 11.6AV-Comparatives Score: 85

Certifications

OESIS Framework SupportSupported1 activeSupported

Change History

This record was created 2026-08-20. Everything below is what has changed since.

  • 2026-09-28Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test result: Testedevidence
  • 2026-09-22Platform addedRuns on macOSevidence
  • 2026-09-22Platform addedRuns on Linuxevidence
  • 2026-09-22New versionNew version: 10.9.14 (macOS)evidence
  • 2026-09-22New versionNew version: 9.04.03.0001 (Linux)evidence
  • 2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Free Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-09-22Product updatedListed in Home Antimalwareevidence
  • 2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Performance Test resultevidence
  • 2026-09-21Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Malware Protection Test resultevidence
  • 2026-09-20Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
  • 2026-09-20New versionNew version: 3.13.9 (Android)evidence
  • 2026-09-19Platform addedRuns on Androidevidence
  • 2026-09-19Product updatedNo longer sold to: Enterpriseevidence
  • 2026-09-19Product updatedSold to: Consumerevidence
  • 2026-09-09New versionNew version: 18.00.00.0000 (Windows)evidence
  • 2026-08-26Test result addedNew AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test resultevidence
  • 2026-08-20Certification addedCertified: OESIS Framework Support (Supported)evidence
  • 2026-08-20Capability addedMalware Detection: built inevidence
  • 2026-08-20Pricing plan addedPrice: freeevidence
  • 2026-08-20Product updatedSold to: Enterpriseevidence
  • 2026-08-20New versionNew version: 18.00.00.0000evidence
  • 2026-08-20Platform addedRuns on Windowsevidence
  • 2026-08-20Product createdNew product listedevidence
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