Advantages and Disadvantages of using Cloud Antivirus

This time I want to share about the advantages and disadvantages of using Cloud Antivirus. Although this is more personal experience, but it might be useful and add to our knowledge. Cloud Antivirus is a relatively new technology, perhaps because the technology is also developing a new cloud computing in recent years. By installing Cloud Antivirus, we actually install the program 'client' is always connected to the server (cloud) including the functions included. With this philosophy, Cloud Antivirus is a lightweight and use little resources But is it so, especially for conditions (infrastructure) majority in Indonesia?. Here's a little explanation of the advantages and disadvantages based on some information about Cloud Antivirus and trial use Panda Cloud Antivirus Free for about 2 weeks. Some advantages using Cloud Antivirus: • We do not need to think about updating antivirus, because the primary database on the server (cloud), and update at any time from the client (which we install antivirus) • Always update the antivirus database • Computer protection permanent and real time, including while the computer is not connected to the Internet • Applications are lighter than the usual antivirus (offline), including the use of computer resources (CPU and RAM) • Could replace antivirus offline • A free version is available from multiple vendors Some Disadvantages Cloud Antivirus: • Requires an internet connection at all times to be optimized • When offline, the database can not be updated (including possibly manually), so if there is a long, ineffective • Its features are usually simple, not (yet) complete regular antivirus (offline) • Identify applications that have not been known to cause the application to open a little longer, because they have to be checked in advance online. From some point on, I want to highlight is that last point deficiency. Since I often run a new application program (including a program / application), then this shortage is felt. When I open a new EXE program, the appearance will be felt long. Due to examine whether the file is safe or not, Cloud Antivirus will send information to the server (cloud) and provides information beyond whether malicious or not. With an Internet connection (from) Indonesia, this process was still very slow. Moreover, if we are to try new applications. For casual users who rarely try new applications (not the software or application developer), probably will not notice the lack of it, so Cloud antivirus might be the right choice, especially those that can be constantly connected to the Internet. But for application developers, as long as there is no option to set it, cloud antivirus may not be the right choice. The results of the above analysis may be objective and personal experiences during trying Panda Cloud Antivirus Free. So the information is just to share the experience alone. If there is no input, information and other experiences, please in the 'share' with comment. For those who want to try, cloudn Antivirus free version available, such as Panda Cloud Antivirus and Kingsoft Free Cloud Antivirus and Avira also likely to follow.