Context: Have been using Bit Defender’s VPN for a few months until my “computer guy” said use Malware Byte’s instead. He’s fairly mainstream and more of a gamer/computer repair guy than into Privacy
Thanks
BitDefender is probably the best antivirus and anti-malware in the market. Your “computer guy” did not advise you wisely.
I find that the Brave VPN is a bit pricey. Proton VPN, which is more credible, costs less.
I have been testing the one from now for about two days and until so far quite satisfied.
Pros:
- Systemwide VPN, not just browsing
- split tunneling on mobile
- no setup required for systemwide VPN (will create a windows VPN profile (tested on win 11)
- not huge but good variety of locations
- up to 5 devices
- good latency
Cons:
- no statistics (just on/off toggle)
- did not know how to synchronize the subscription from PC to the mobile, so I bought on my mobile and synced it to my PC
Addition: Since the VPN is powered by Guardian, which is a privacy-driven company, it also makes the whole thing quite trusting.
I’m curious why no-one has pointed out ExpressVPN. I’ve been using it on all my mobile devices as well as my main Win11pro desktop for several years. It works very well, is fast, has many servers around the world.
I just started. Would like to know this. Seems ok but high priced vs others.
Self-hosted VPN: Wireguard
Not self-hosted VPN: ProtonVPN
Everything else is trash
Mullvad VPN is the way to go.
Don’t get brave vpn it’s hardly a vpn. I got hit by my ip for using brave vpn from them. It didn’t work
Kaspersky is a VPN service operated by a Russian company headquartered in Moscow. Yeah, I’m sure they’ll keep your browsing activity private… sheesh.
Wake up, people. Do your homework before signing up with any company for anything.
If you want to route your internet activity through a VPN tunnel for security reasons, rent a VPS physically located in a facility you trust and setup your own VPN.
The only safe VPN is one you setup yourself. If you subscribe to a.VPN service, all you’re doing is moving your data stream from your ISP to the company that operates your VPN subscription. Why would you trust them any more than your ISP?
If you setup your own VPN on a sever in the cloud that you operate yourself, and you run your own DNS on that server that points to known trusted DNS masters, that’s really the best you can do to protect yourself.
Cheers,
-=Cameron
The best antivirus is windows defender on Windows. Anything else is affliate answer
This was about the company’s VPN service and not the antivirus.
Apart from the fact that I actually think Kaspersky and Bitdefender would argue for first place when it comes to antivirus.
It is also worth noting that Brave, Bitdefender’s VPN and Kaspersky’s VPN are not the companies’ main products.
Companies like ProtonVPN or other VPN brands are mainly only in the VPN service and you can tell that too.
It’s missing a few unique features that companies like e.g. NordVPN and ProtonVPN are offered. However, I don’t think that’s the goal of Brave VPN either. However, it has to be said that the combination of Brave Shield, VPN and maybe the Tor Tab feels very good. Also for the reason that they are obviously anxious to take data protection seriously and not to use the service as a data claw.
Example:https://x.dascanard.xyz/23/03/6vkbKa.png
Excuse the German language, but in this dialog it is mentioned when the VPN is activated that there are traceability options via a function called multicast name resolution and this is fixed while the VPN is running via the DNS settings.
Yeah, he’s a bit quirky
Why do you think BitDefender is probably the best? It came recommended last year from a Crypto Project I joined
Good point on Proton, they’ve been on my radar as well
Awesome, they sound promising
Privacy-driven companies are popping up everywhere. I’m skepitcal.
Have you looked into the CEO and their privacy policy?
hella expensive i aint gonna pay 13 dollars monthly
It sounds like they sell your data. https://youtu.be/8MHBMdTBlok?feature=shared
Agreed. I have been using ExpressVPN on my Mobile, PC, and Chromecast. No issues and speed is never an issue.
I would not necessarily say that because other providers sometimes only start at € 12 / mon.
Proton VPN (also the free version !), myself I have good experience with F-Secure Freedome VPN (but it isn’t suited for China), and of course OpenVPN which is in reality very “open,” meaning that the possibilities are virtually endless. If or once you get a grip and taste for writing your own scripts, you should be able to become quite “invisible.” But don’t worry, if you want to be a one-man-cyber-James-Bond… on the other side you’ll meet teams with (military) prodigy whizkid. If you’re really good, you can be a pain in the *ss for a short while. You’re outnumbered by people, hardware (computers and gadgets), cpu power and speed, memory, backup and sandbox capacity, tangible space and virtual space, pizzas, exotic software (…), and a lot more.
Apparently, DARPA, NASA, NSA, and other MIC (sub-)contractors are able to scan and find whomever they want by the personal, individual brain frequency that every single person emits. Via satellite, if necessary. And a tin-foil hat won’t help you 
. I’m not saying that this is an easy operation, and probably very costly (for now). But believe me, if“they” want you, they’ll eventually will find you (unless you have some ET friends).
And honestly, since at least five years, VPNs are worthless. Except for the companies who rip you off monthly. Tor is a way better START (you’ll have to “learn” a thing or two - especially Virtual Machines) to become “anonymous” Don’t use a VPN and Tor together, unless you know what you’re doing. And don’t let anyone tell you that proxies are worthless (but again: you’ll have to learn/practice and make mistakes - safe in the sandbox of your virtual machine, preferably Kali Linux NOT under Windows OS, but a bootable USB - Life can be so easy ! 
- the time of typing complex lines are, in most cases, history: everything is Visual, copy-paste - the hardcore fun days are over).
Sayve ”Solid State!"
Wireguard
Cool. Wireguard is new to me.
BitDefender is trash?
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