Panda launches pro version of Cloud Antivirus

Panda's Cloud Antivirus created quite a stir when it was first introduced last year. It's a solid antivirus app with a small footprint, and it's free for home users and educational institutions. So far, Panda has tallied more than 10 million downloads of Cloud AV.

Originally, Panda's main benefit from offering Cloud AV for free was added horsepower for Collective Intelligence -- the name they gave to the cloud powering the program's malware detection and analysis. Today, they've announced a freemium model and unveiled a new Pro version which adds a few features you won't find in Cloud AV Free.

"Like what?" you ask? The two features that might make you want to consider upgrading to the Pro version are USB vaccination and behavioral analysis. Pro also provides automatic upgrades to new versions of Cloud, but you can still download those manually if you're running the free version.

You can read more about the new release in Panda's official blog post.

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