Panda Security has announced the availability of the first public beta for its do-everything home user suite, Panda Global Protection 2014. The package includes an antivirus engine, firewall, identity protection, spam filter, parental controls, virtual keyboard, local and online backup modules, file encryption and shredding, and remote PC access.

And this is all packaged in a very Windows 8-like interface, with colorful tiles giving an appealing front end to the suite.

Program like? Installed easily, without requiring other security packages to be removed first. (You may still want to do so to reduce the chance of conflicts, but it’s not necessary).

New features this time include boot analysis of your system for better detection of even the stealthiest of malware. There will also now be protection for Mac, iOS and Android devices (the latter component isn’t available yet, but clicking "Multi-device protection" within the program will tell you more).

The interface looks good and is generally easy to use. The Windows 8 style of interface isn’t applied consistently just yet, and occasionally you’re left to explore some fairly complex dialogs, but for the most part it works very well.

Performance, however, may prove to be an issue. Scans took an age, and other programs were considerably slower once Panda Global Protection 2014 was installed. This is of course exactly the kind of thing you expect from a beta.

On balance, the suite has an extensive list of features, looks good and is (for the most part) easy to use. If you’re also affected by the performance problems then you won’t want to run it for long, but otherwise Panda Global Protection 2014 looks promising.

Features included in Panda Global Protection 2014 Beta:

  • New! Multi-device protection: protection for Mac devices(iMac, MacBook, iPhone, iPad…). Coming soon, protection for Android devices. More information here
  • New! Analysis in the boot of your PC
  • New! Create an USB bootable analysis
  • Improved! Antivirus
  • Improved! Identity Protection
  • Improved! Anti-spam
  • Improved! Email Protection
  • Improved! Home Network Manager
  • Plus! Safe Browser
  • Firewall, Wi-Fi protection
  • Panda USB Vaccine
  • Virtual Keyboard
  • Parental Control
  • PC Optimization
  • Local and Online Backup
  • Multimedia/Gaming Mode
  • File Encryption and Shredding
  • Remote PC Access
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP 32 bit, Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit,Processor: 300 MHz. or faster, RAM: 128 MB without ruPrevent,1 GB with TruPrevent.,Hard Disk Drive: 275 MB of free space,Internet Explorer 6.0

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HOW TO INSTALL

1. Double click the install  file you  downloaded.
2. Click Install.
3. Select  the language in  which  you  want  to install  the program  on  your computer.
Click Next.
4. The  installation  will  be launched. Different  screens  with information  about  the
product  and  the progress of the installation  will  be shown.
5. And  that’s all!  The installation is finished.

ACTIVATE USING THE BELOW KEY

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Once  you  have  followed  the steps in  this guide, your  PC will  be completely protected  against  viruses and  other threats.

The promotion is still active, so, if you are one of the most active betatesters, you could win a $200 Amazon coupon. And of course, just for taking part you'll receive 50% off when buying the release version of the product!
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