It is cloud-based in the sense that files are scanned on a remote server without using processing power of the user's machine.
[5] An April 2009 review found Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0 to be clean, fast, simple, easy to use, and with good detection rates.
[6] When version 1.0 was released on November 10, 2009, PC Magazine reviewed Panda Cloud Antivirus and gave it an Editor's Choice Award for Best AV.
[7] TechRadar's review states "We think that Panda Cloud Antivirus is best viewed as a defense tool rather than a utility for cleaning up a system that's already riddled with infection.
Its usage is exclusively allowed for private households, state schools, non-governmental and non-profit organizations.