# Panda Dome

Application: WatchGuard

Also called panda antivirus, panda dome complete, panda security

WatchGuard, Security

A Spanish consumer antivirus now under WatchGuard. PSANHost.exe is a common host. It is not Windows Security.

## What you need to know

Panda Dome is the Spanish consumer suite. WatchGuard is the owner, not the exe.

Panda Dome is the home product. PSANHost.exe is a usual host. It should take the antivirus slot. Two live engines with Windows Security is the conflict. WatchGuard enterprise gear is not this download.

- **What is it?**: Spanish AV now under WatchGuard

  **Process?**: PSANHost.exe

  **Plus Defender?**: No. One live engine

Feex says

If PSANHost.exe is running, I would treat it as Panda Dome, not Defender. I would not leave both engines live. WatchGuard on a work firewall is a different product family.

## What is Panda Dome?

Panda Dome is the consumer suite. PSANHost.exe is a common Windows host. WatchGuard is the current owner.

## If you have never used it

If the tray panda is Panda Dome, this is the Spanish consumer suite WatchGuard owns. Download from pandasecurity.com. PSANHost.exe is a usual host. Dome Free, Essential, and Complete are different SKUs. Dome should take the antivirus slot. PSANHost.exe plus live MsMpEng.exe is the two-engine fight. This is not Defender.

## What is it used for?

**Resident Dome antivirus**

Dome registers as the active engine so Defender can go passive.

**Free versus Complete**

Dome Free is thinner. Complete adds extras. Same panda icon, different license.

**WatchGuard account leftovers**

Business WatchGuard products are not the Dome home installer.

## Who is it for?

- Households that standardized on Panda in Spain and Latin America
- People who see PSANHost.exe after a Dome install
- Anyone with Dome plus live Defender

## Current status

Actively sold as Panda Dome under WatchGuard. This article is the Windows consumer app.

## How old is it?

Panda Security is a Spanish vendor from 1990. WatchGuard acquired it. Current consumer branding is Panda Dome, not the 1990s Panda Antivirus Platinum box.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here.

Dome Free

Dome Essential

Dome Complete

## System requirements

Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per current Panda Dome pages |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| RAM              | Panda lists a 2 GB class minimum on many Dome pages    |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Host plus scans

  **Disk demand**: Full scans walk the drive

## Installed processes

These executables belong to this product when it is installed.

| PSANHost.exe | Panda Dome host |
| ------------ | --------------- |

## Startup components

PSANHost.exe starts with Windows while Dome owns protection.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Panda Security\Panda Dome\\ |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------- |

## Common problems

### PSANHost.exe plus live Defender

Dome should own realtime. If Defender is still scanning, both engines are live.

### Free SKU missing Complete features

VPN and extras are paid Dome tiers. That is a license, not a broken install.

## Getting unstuck

### Check Windows Security for Panda

The owner should name Panda or Dome after a successful register.

### Confirm Program Files\Panda Security

PSANHost.exe belongs there. A random host in Temp is not Dome.

### Install from pandasecurity.com

WatchGuard.com is the parent company storefront for business, not the usual home Dome download.

## Alternatives

Windows Security if you drop Dome. Do not stack Panda on Avast.

## Official help and downloads

Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel.

| Download      | [www.pandasecurity.com/ ](https://www.pandasecurity.com/)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [www.pandasecurity.com/support/ ](https://www.pandasecurity.com/support/)Vendor support    |
| Official site | [www.pandasecurity.com/ ](https://www.pandasecurity.com/)Start here, not a random exe host |

## Related hardware

Resident scans follow the disk. Dome does not need a gaming GPU.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build.

## Related

These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link.

[Windows Security: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/windows-security)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager)

## Sources and verification

Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research).

- [Panda Dome official site ](https://www.pandasecurity.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Panda Dome help ](https://www.pandasecurity.com/support/)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark.

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- **Developer**: WatchGuard

  **Category**: Consumer antivirus

  **Process**: PSANHost.exe

  **License**: Freemium Panda Dome SKUs

  **First released**: 1990

  **Official site**: [pandasecurity.com](https://www.pandasecurity.com/)

  **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole

Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026

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