Avast VPN Review
Avast’s antivirus software is well known, but the company also offers a premium VPN. It’s fast and secure option, however it’s expensive. Avast offers a trial period of 30 days for new users.
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Contrary to other providers offering several protocols, Avast VPN only offers one protocol: OpenVPN over UDP with AES-256 encryption. This is a very strong encryption algorithm that is classified as military grade and is the same cipher that is used by banks. Avast utilizes other encryption technologies as well such as ChaCha20 and RSA-2048.
Avast VPN on desktops and Android can automatically select the best protocol to use for your connection. It tries to connect to OpenVPN first, then switches to Mimic in the event that it fails. This isn’t my opinion the most effective way to choose the best protocol. It would be more beneficial if you could give the user the option to choose the protocol you prefer and tell you how successful it has been.
Avast VPN is a VPN with a number of servers. It has 700+ locations across over 34 countries. I’m not sure if their list of servers is updated regularly enough, since the VPN did not have servers in China when I tested it. Avast gathers information regarding your usage, including your full name and zip code.
Avast is located in the Czech Republic, which is GDPR-compliant, and does not belong to any of the Eyes Alliance surveillance groups. The company does keep some connection logs, which can identify users, and the “no-logs” policy does not exclude this. They accept payments through PayPal and credit cards, but do collect billing information. They also allow a couple of cookies to track your activity online.