Panda, in attempt to win my heart, is offering a cloud based antivirus for FREE (yes, as in beer). Let’s all pretend what we know what cloud computing is, cause Lord knows it is just a generic term like Internet 2.0. At least maybe CNET can shed some light:

The program uses Panda’s proprietary cloud computing technology, which they call Collective Intelligence, to detect viruses, malware, rootkits, and heuristics. It takes advantage of “millions of users,” according to Panda, to identify new malware almost in real time. Panda says that Collective Intelligence can classify new malware in under six minutes, and that it handles more than 50,000 new samples per day. The Cloud Antivirus works by classifying threats into executables that must be scanned immediately, and non-executables that are checked at a lower priority–usually when the computer is idle.

In exchange for using consumer data to build the Collective Intelligence database, Panda decided to offer the Panda Cloud Antivirus for free, said Pedro Bustamante, senior research adviser at Panda Security.

Ahhh, I get it, they get to spy on me! Well in return I get a free antivirus, so I will give in. Mostly cause I happen to think Panda Bears are the cutest things in the world, and they can kill you!

(Via CNET.)