![]() Historically, Avast’s antivirus engine has done an excellent job of blocking malware – and that hasn’t changed in this new release. Avast One review: Will it keep me safe from viruses? We were particularly pleased that it didn’t bug us with unprompted adverts its security pop-ups do include an “Upgrade your protection” button, but that’s not too offensive. During the few days we spent testing Avast One, it stayed entirely out of the way, hiding in the System Tray and only throwing up alerts when a threat was found. ![]() Still, you won’t be interacting with the front-end on a day-to-day basis. The Explore tab meanwhile feels simply overloaded, with its nested list of 19 different tools and modules. The interface uses lots of white space and big buttons within a fixed-size window, so on some pages – notably the Home and VPN tabs – you have to tiresomely scroll up and down to access all the options. It’s divided into a few clearly defined tabs, and the free edition doesn’t indulge too much in annoying bait-and-switch tricks: while premium features are shown in the Essential interface, they’re clearly indicated with a gold surround, so there’s no confusion over what’s included and what isn’t.īest antivirus 2023: Protect your PC from malware, ransomware and other online threats We tested the Windows edition of Avast One and found its interface quite attractive and accessible. ![]() There’s also a family subscription option, which has the same features but covers six user accounts across up to 30 devices for $69 per year, or around £52. An individual subscription costs $50 per year (equivalent to around £38) and covers up to five devices, with unlimited VPN usage, plus various optional security components. Features vary across the different editions, but all platforms get the core protections, plus access to a VPN service with a data limit of 5GB per week.įor the full Avast experience you’ll need to buy a premium licence. The Avast One Essential package is completely free, and is available for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. Is it good enough to warrant switching from the free Windows Defender? Avast One review: Price and platform support The core security functions are still here, but the software sports a new interface and numerous upgraded features, including an enhanced and fully integrated VPN. With other VPNs based in more safe harbors, you won't need to worry about the risk of this.Avast Free Antivirus, for a long time one of our favourite antivirus tools, has been replaced by a new edition called Avast One. Reading between the lines, it's possible to infer that the company has provided user information to authorities if legally mandated. Other VPN providers regularly undergo audits - to date, Avast hasn't.Īs a small consolation, the Czech-based company does regularly publish transparency reports. According to Vice, one its subsidiaries, Jumpshot, collected and sold large amounts of user browser information to companies like Google, Microsoft, McKinsey, Pepsi, and Yelp.Įven though the company apologized, a scandal of this magnitude should have provided enough motivation to conduct an external security audit. No Audits Despite Past IssuesĬompounding this, Avast, SecureLine VPN's producer, had a few issues with privacy in the past. These shouldn't reveal much about your activity or persona, but SecureLine VPN does gather somewhat more information than its competitors. We found SecureLine VPN's everyday performance to be excellent, however, it was only decent at streaming, and not at all useful for circumventing Internet restrictions.Ĭonnection timestamps, the IP address of the VPN server you use, the amount of data transferred, and the sub-net of your original IP address are saved. Other providers, like NordVPN, Windscribe, or Hotspot Shield have no trouble with this. Unfortunately, we can't recommend SecureLine VPN for your next trip to China, since we were unable to establish a connection using it. ![]() VPNs are particularly useful in countries where the Internet is severely restricted. ![]() It wasn't possible to access content from abroad on either Amazon Prime Video or Disney+, however, we had no difficulties with Netflix and BBC iPlayer. We were less thrilled with how the service tackled video streaming. We also didn't have to contend with any of the annoying side-effects of VPN usage, like captchas when searching on Google. Connections were quickly established, stable, and didn't suffer from unexpected interruptions. Great for Everday Usage, Less so for Streamingįor everyday usage, SecureLine VPN reinforced the good impression its speeds left. ![]()
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