Locations: If you want to access websites and content in locations other than your own, Avast offers exit points in 19 regions: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States. However, Avast's subscription rates - $1.99 per month or $19.99 per year - are much lower than those of many other popular VPNs. ProsĬost: Avast gives you two weeks to try SecureLine VPN for free before you must subscribe, whereas other VPN vendors offer a free version with a monthly data cap. Verdict: Since there are much better alternatives available, and we don’t recommend using Secureline VPN for BitTorrent.SecureLine VPN from Avast Software provides an encrypted connection over a private network, plus 19 exit regions for sidestepping georestrictions. They also block p2p connections on most servers, including those located in torrent-friendly countries. Their make extensive use of connection (metadata) logs which contain enough information to identify users based on their public bittorrent history. But that’s just the minimum you expect of a VPN service.Įven though they specifically allow p2p connections, Avast’s privacy policy leaves a lot to be desired.
So is Avast VPN safe for torrents?Īs far as security goes, the software provides stable VPN connections using bank-grade encryption. Avast’s connection logs make them a bad choice for p2p. Warning: Any logs that include IP addresses and timestamps are enough to identify a bittorrent user from their public swarm IP address. In other words, you aren’t very anonymous while connected to their service.
Secureline VPN does keep connection logs, which may include IP addresses.Ī list of just some data logged when using the VPN: Our reviewers closely read the privacy policy of each VPN, because this is a legal document stating what information they do (or don’t) record about your VPN usage.Īccording to Avast’s FAQ and privacy policy:
Note: If they are redirecting torrent traffic (theorized), it would explain the slower download speeds (discussed later). I suspect they may be redirecting p2p traffic behind the scenes to a torrent-friendly location (several VPN companies use this technique). Interestingly, three of these are in the USA and one in the UK which are locations where many competitors try to avoid p2p connections.
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