Panda Antivirus 2008 3.00 Beta

Panda Antivirus 2008 protects you permanently and automatically against all types of viruses and spyware with the least system resources usage (Memory, CPU). It is simple to use and updates automatically via the Internet, so that you don't need to worry about it.
Panda Antivirus 2008 beta main features
This new product incorporates the following features:
Addition of http resident that allows the scan of web sites before they are loaded in your computer.
Possibility to scan Windows Mail post as an additional element on the on-demand scan.
Improvement on the detected malware reports. Phishing detections, which were until now only notified to the user with a pop-up window, have been added to the report.
The option to update the product has been included on the bear icon contextual menu.
Detection of invalid characters in the username/password section to prevent errors when introducing the user credentials.
Optimization of the taskbar bear icon animations.
Addition of a new detection counter in the Known threats section to improve the information offer to the user.
How the beta program operates
Check the technical requirements needed to install the product correctly. Information about installing the product on your computer to start the evaluation process.
List of known bugs. Find out the known issues of the beta version detected in tests in our QA department.
Tests recommended by Panda Software to ensure the product operates correctly in your working environment.
Report of suggestions and incidents detected with the beta version.
Technical requirements
Minimum antivirus installation requirements:
Processor: Pentium 150 Mhz. or faster.
RAM: Minimum 64 MB. / Recommended 128 MB. Though 64 MB. is required in order to install it, it is recommended to use 128 MB. (though it can be installed in 64 MB). Every software installed with only 64 MB. will experience a slowdown.
Hard disk: 110 MB. free space.
Operating system: Windows Vista 32 and 64 bits, XP 32 and 64 bits, Windows 2000 Pro.
Internet Explorer 5.5.
Panda Antivirus 2008 installation and set up
Follow these instructions to install the product:
Run the downloaded file.
Select the language in which you want to install the antivirus and click OK.
It is not advisable to have two antivirus products installed on the same computer. Therefore, if another antivirus product is already installed, a message will appear informing you that you must uninstall it before installing Panda Antivirus 2008 Beta. If there is a previous version of a Panda antivirus installed, it will be necessary to uninstall it before continuing with the installation of Panda Antivirus 2008 Beta.
The Panda Antivirus 2008 Beta welcome screen will be displayed next. Then, the program components will be shown. It is necessary to select Next to continue with the installation.
The license agreement is displayed. Select Yes to accept the terms and conditions. If you don’t accept the license agreement, the installation process will be aborted.
In the Type of installation screen you will be able to modify the destination folder. By default there is one selected. Click Next.
After clicking OK, a memory scan will automatically be performed.
Once the scan is completed, click on OK so that the necessary files are copied to the hard disk. Click on Finish to get out the installation Wizard.
To carry out the updates, and therefore keep an optimum security level against malicious software, you must configure them. To do this, follow the steps below:
Open Panda Antivirus 2008 Beta.
Once in Panda Antivirus 2008 Beta, click on the Update icon.
Then, select Updates settings. Make sure in the section Automatic updates that Enable automatic updates is checked (the antivirus has this option enabled by default).
In the Password section, type the user name and password assigned by Panda Software when you registered your product. Be careful when typing this information because it is case sensitive.

User name: YYY00074UK Password: 636PHZDP

Click on Update Panda 2008, now! to perform the update immediately and check that the settings are correct.

Once the application is opened, an automatic update is carried out. That’s why if username/password are introduced, the following error message “username/password validation can not be carried out now” will appear. You should validate username/password after update has been carried out.

Tested by me with Bullguard internet security 7.0 no virus found fully safe

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