Security Review

Is pandasecurity.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

Legitimate antivirus vendor website with 25-year history, Spanish registration, and clean security profile — not a scam.

pandasecurity.comScanned 13h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 100·MT 82
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
26 years old
Registered Sep 7, 2000
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 92% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
Panda Security operates the official website of an established cybersecurity firm founded in Bilbao, Spain in 1990 and acquired by WatchGuard Technologies in 2020. The domain age of 9,414 days (approximately 25+ years) aligns with the company's documented history, and our antivirus network flagged zero malicious detections across 92 engines. Business registration data confirms active status in Spain with headquarters in Bilbao and Madrid. Independent review aggregators and security testing sites (an independent review aggregator, Comparitech, Experte.com) report generally positive ratings and praise the real-time threat-blocking effectiveness of Panda Dome. While some consumer complaints exist on review sites and Reddit regarding support and billing issues, these are typical service-quality grievances rather than indicators of fraud or malware distribution. The site publishes legitimate security education content on recognizing scams and phishing, consistent with a real antivirus vendor's mission.
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Page Content

The page displays the official Panda Security branding and language-selection interface. A support phone number (+1 323 395 2630) is visible, along with links to privacy policy, legal notice, and cookie policy. No login form, countdown timer, or push-notification spam detected. External resources loaded are standard (Google Analytics, social-media embeds), not malicious.

Infrastructure

SSL certificate issued by DigiCert Inc with 87 days to expiry — standard for a major vendor. Hosting IP 91.216.218.44 has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. No redirects to homoglyph or suspicious domains detected.

Domain History

Domain registered 9,414 days ago (approximately 25 years), predating the modern scam era and matching Panda Security's founding in 1990. Registrar is Entorno Digital, S.A. (Spain-based). WHOIS privacy is not enabled, allowing verification of legitimate business ownership.

Web Reputation

Zero detections across our antivirus network and major browser blocklists. Independent review sites report thousands of user ratings averaging 4/5 stars. Security testing labs (Comparitech, AV-Comparatives) confirm legitimate antivirus functionality. Business registration confirms active subsidiary status under WatchGuard Technologies in Spain.

Risk Factors
2
  • Some consumer complaints on review sites describe support and billing issues as 'scam-like', though these reflect service grievances rather than fraud.
  • No contact email address published on the homepage (only phone number), which may frustrate users seeking written support channels.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain age of 25+ years matches documented company history since 1990.
  • Active business registration in Spain with verifiable headquarters and WatchGuard Technologies ownership.
  • Zero malware detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklists.
  • Thousands of positive user reviews on independent aggregators averaging 4/5 stars.
  • Valid DigiCert SSL certificate and clean hosting-IP reputation with zero abuse reports.
AI Recommendation
This is a legitimate antivirus vendor website. You can safely download Panda Dome or other security products from this domain. If you experience billing or support issues, contact the company directly using the phone number on the site or escalate through official channels.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for pandasecurity.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
25 yrs
Registered Sep 2000
Business registration
Active · Spain
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 scam reports · 4 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain pandasecurity.com is the official website of Panda Security, a Spanish cybersecurity firm founded in 1990 in Bilbao.
  • Company was acquired by WatchGuard Technologies in 2020 and operates as a subsidiary; provides antivirus (Panda Dome) and security solutions.
  • Wikipedia, Crunchbase, AV-Comparatives and official announcements confirm long-established legitimate business with market presence since the 1990s.
  • Trustpilot shows generally positive ratings (around 4/5 stars with thousands of reviews); some independent tests praise real-time protection effectiveness.
  • ConsumerAffairs and certain Reddit threads contain customer complaints about support, billing, and service described as "scam" or "screams scam".
  • Panda Security itself publishes extensive content on recognizing scams, tech support fraud, and phishing; provides official contact numbers on its site.
  • No evidence of typosquatting or impersonation of other major brands; domain age of ~25+ years aligns with company history.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • ConsumerAffairsopen

    "Terrible service !!! A total and complete scam!! Save yourself the hassle and money and find a service that is stationed in the United States!"

  • Reddit r/antivirusopen

    "Panda security. There webside just screams scam."

Positive reviews (4)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "Been using Panda Dome Advanced for almost 1 year. I'm more than happy with it and it successfully withstood a hacker attack. Great TrustScore 4 out of 5"

  • Reddit r/antivirusopen

    "Panda security , However, is an actual antivirus software, if you download it from the Official site."

  • Comparitechopen

    "Panda offers a somewhat mixed bag. On the positive side, the real-time monitor that comes with Panda Dome is extremely effective at blocking threats"

  • Experte.comopen

    "The customer reviews that we evaluated showed that most users are satisfied with Panda Security. Many of them praise its user-friendliness and effectiveness."

Business registration
Status: active · Spain

Founded 1990 in Bilbao, Spain; acquired by WatchGuard Technologies in 2020; operates as subsidiary with headquarters in Bilbao/Madrid

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research confirmed pandasecurity.com as the official website of Panda Security, a Spanish cybersecurity company founded in 1990 in Bilbao. The company was acquired by WatchGuard Technologies in 2020 and operates as an active subsidiary. Wikipedia, Crunchbase, and official announcements verify the long-established business history and market presence.

Independent review aggregators report generally positive ratings (around 4/5 stars with thousands of reviews). Security testing labs praise the real-time threat-blocking effectiveness of Panda Dome antivirus.

Consumer review sites and Reddit contain 2 complaints describing support and billing as 'scam-like', though these reflect typical service-quality grievances rather than fraud indicators. No evidence of typosquatting, impersonation, or malware distribution was found.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious62Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers1 (323) 395 2630
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles6
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (1 (323) 395 2630).
  • Links to 6 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age26 years old
RegistrarEntorno Digital, S.A.
RegisteredSep 7, 2000
ExpiresSep 7, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerDigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
ExpiresSep 13, 2026 (87d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingPANDA SECURITY S.L.
Server locationES
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
Yes
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://pandasecurity.com/
  • 2200https://www.pandasecurity.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPPANDA SECURITY S.L.
Usage typeCommercial

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on pandasecurity.com and not a lookalike like p-andasecurity.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on pandasecurity.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • pandasecurity.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. pandasecurity.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • pandasecurity.com is 25.8 years old, registered on 9/7/2000 through Entorno Digital, S.A.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report pandasecurity.com as clean.
  • No. pandasecurity.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • pandasecurity.com resolves to an IP operated by PANDA SECURITY S.L. in ES (usage type: Commercial). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • Yes. pandasecurity.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·pandasecurity.com
SAFE

Panda Security is the legitimate official website of a Spanish cybersecurity company founded in 1990, now owned by WatchGuard Technologies. The domain is 25+ years old, operates from registered headquarters in Spain, and carries clean antivirus scans and positive independent reviews.

This is a legitimate antivirus vendor website. You can safely download Panda Dome or other security products from this domain. If you experience billing or support issues, contact the company directly using the phone number on the site or escalate through official channels.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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