But that's not enough to link you to any web action, and Avast deletes this after 35 days. The not-so-great news is there's a degree of session logging, including connection timestamps, and the amount of data transmitted. The good news is SecureLine doesn’t log your originating IP address, DNS queries or anything else which could identify the websites you visit, the services and applications you use, or whatever else you might be doing online. Not only does this have plenty of detail on what the service logs, and what it doesn’t, but the policy also explains this far more clearly than most. A kill switch protects you if the VPN drops, there’s DNS leak protection, and a bonus in WebRTC leak protection with the browser extension.Īvast also deserves credit for its VPN privacy policy. In a world where most VPNs gave up their free trials years ago (if they had them at all), that’s a very good deal.Īvast SecureLine does keep some session logs on its users' activity online (Image credit: Avast) Privacy and loggingĪvast’s use of the highly secure OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols get it off to a good start in the privacy stakes. The app did ask for credit card (or PayPal) details after all, but it also gave us a whole 60 days to try the service before we’d be charged. The website states there is a ‘7 day free trial, no credit card required’, which sounds good, so we clicked the link. Private Internet Access asks only $3.33 a month on its annual plan, for instance, and if you sign up for three years, you’ll pay only $2.03 a month for the first term, one of the best value deals around.Īvast SecureLine scores for its generous trial, although it’s presented in a slightly confusing way. This still looks like fair value, but if you’re on a budget, there’s big money to be saved elsewhere. There are two and three-year plans, but with both priced at a very similar $4.39 a month, we’re struggling to see any reason to choose them. And a Smart VPN mode keeps you safe by automatically enabling the VPN when you most need it, such as when accessing public Wi-Fi, using torrent apps, visiting banking websites or streaming videos.Īvast offers a range of VPN subscription plans, but they aren't much different (Image credit: Avast) Plans and pricingĪvast SecureLine is priced from $4.59 a month on the annual plan (there’s no monthly billing unfortunately). There’s none of the manual setup hassles you’ll usually see elsewhere, for instance once you’ve got the service running on one device, a Pairing scheme configures it for others in seconds. And whatever you’re using, a kill switch keeps you protected if the connection drops.īut SecureLine’s best new features are focused on ease of use. The apps don’t just support the OpenVPN protocol, for instance: there’s beta support for the ultra-fast WireGuard, and a stealth Mimic protocol to bypass VPN detection and get you connected in even the most VPN-unfriendly locations.
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