Avast’s antivirus software is well known but the company also offers a premium VPN. It’s a www.antivirustricks.com/collaboration-software-with-new-data-room-tool-for-teams speedy and secure option, but it’s a bit expensive. Avast offers a 30-day trial for new users.

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Unlike other providers that offer different protocols, Avast VPN only offers one protocol: OpenVPN over UDP with AES-256 encryption. This is a remarkably strong encryption algorithm that is classified as military grade and is the same cipher used by banks. Avast also uses different encryption technologies such as ChaCha20 or RSA-2048.

The Avast VPN client on desktops and Android devices will automatically choose the most suitable protocol for your connection. It attempts to connect to OpenVPN first, before switching to Mimic in case that is not successful. My experience has shown that this is not the most efficient method of selecting a protocol. It would be better that the client has an option to choose the protocol you like, and let you know how successful it was.

Avast VPN has a lot of servers in 700+ locations in 34+ countries. However I’m not certain whether the list is updated regularly enough, as the VPN did not have any servers in China during my tests. There are a few identifying pieces of information that Avast tracks about your use that include your full name and zip code.

Avast’s headquarters lie in the Czech Republic. This country is GDPR compliant and not part of any Eyes Alliance surveillance group. They do keep a log of their connection to identify them and their no-logs policy does not explicitly exclude this. They accept payments through PayPal and credit cards, but do record billing information. They also allow a couple of cookies to track your behavior online.