Vitalic wrote:

> On 7/16/2015 7:36 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
>> Vitalic wrote:
>>
>>> Panda AV is rated #1 now by AV comparitives and PC magazine
>>
>> Unless you don't have or loss Internet access or there is a routing
>> problem (a node is down between you and them).  Without Internet access,
>> Panda AV ranks low[er].  Personally I don't want an AV program that
>> degrades its protection because of network outages.
>>
> 
> oh #### panda, just read this (its old but still..)
> 
>
http://news.thewindowsclub.com/panda-antivirus-update-likely-brick-windows-syst
ems-restart-74490/
> 
> they may have fixed the problem, but I'm not willing to give them a 
> second chance

As I recall, in the past, all anti-virus programs have bricked Windows
by quarantining system files via false positives.  It's not a unique
event to just Panda-ware hence the need to schedule periodic image
backups so you actually do have something with which to restore your HDD
back to a prior state (since System Restore won't do that).
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