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How do I select the best VPN service for all my devices?

by Apr 5, 2017 9:57AM PDT

There are dozens of new VPN services touted lately. How do I pick the one for all my devices? I have Apple devices....iMac, iOS devices. I also run Windows 7 on my iMac.
Cnet recently listed their list....but as I investigate each one I find great disparities ... Checking the reviews are all,over the map.
Then there are the new Ransomware malwares that seem to defy any safety in the current products.
Where do I start?
Jim B

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I'm going with no way.
by Forum moderator Apr 5, 2017 10:14AM PDT

Selecting the best for all would have me pick by what works across all rather than the best for each device.

-> Most of the disparity I see (besides the infected VPNs from some countries) is over ease of use. Most folk just use these devices and setting a VPN can be quite techy.

Now if you try to look for free VPNs the hidden issues are there.

No best out there. Many choices.

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Well by best there are alot of things to consider
by Apr 5, 2017 10:44AM PDT

The speed, how many servers they have and if they allow P2P networks. Another thing is if they have logs. Google your question is the best way to get the information you need to make the decision best for you.

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Start Here
by Apr 5, 2017 10:52AM PDT
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VPN vs. anti-ransomware
by Avast staff AVG Staff Apr 5, 2017 3:42PM PDT

It really depends on what you are looking for in a VPN -- as you said, there are tons of choices. We have SecureLine, which works on PC/Mac/iOS/Android, and HMA as well. If you have any questions about those, let me know.

Specific to ransomware, though -- a VPN wouldn't protect you against that. VPN's are designed to hide your public IP and encrypt your traffic, but won't prevent you from downloading a malicious file or visiting a sketchy site. For that, you'd need security software, i.e., antivirus (which really is a whole lot more than "traditional" antivirus these days)

As an example, our 2017 updates use AI/real-time monitoring to stop ransomware before it can do damage, but it's also crucially important to keep backups and practice safe browsing/downloading.

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ExpressVPN
by Apr 6, 2017 8:53AM PDT

There are so many VPN available in the market but choose the best one for them is not easy. I think ExpressVPN is good and currently I am using this also, I don't have any problem with this.

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Free?
by Barb_Millard Apr 10, 2017 1:42AM PDT

Is it an opensource VPN? I've tried Zenmate and Tunnel Bear but I'm running them on the free trial version.

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Features for the best
by Apr 11, 2017 3:23AM PDT

You need to consider multiple features for a vpn to call it best.
Speed
Servers
Security Protocols
Zero Log Policy
Kill Switch
Split Tunneling
Dedicated IP.
These are some of the essential ones that should be there in a vpn and most of the free ones do not have these.

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