I have been using Bitdefender for a while, mostly because it can be used on many devices, and I was sharing it with my former roommate and many other people. I was thinking about switching to NordVPN, since I would get both the VPN and the antivirus. Is it a good idea? Is NordVPN antivirus good enough on its own? I visit sketchy places on the internet quite often.
as a rule, anyone who asks about VPN, does not need VPN.
VPN’s usefulness is to combat some kind of corporate or state monitoring or censorship.
for domestic use, it does not add any advantage. even more so for those who log into the servers of large companies such as Facebook (meta), Google (alphabet), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, TikTok, etc.
logging into these services, using VPN or not, everyone knows who you are, etc.
you are no safer, neither more protected.
one could argue in favor of VPN for services that do not use forced encryption (like old HTTP sites), but in these cases, it is best to avoid such services.
good VPNs feature kill switch, forced encryption, no logs, and cryptocurrency payments.
that said, antivirus is no job for VPN companies.
read: https://www.reddit.com/r/antivirus/wiki/index/
in the official wiki of the community you can find a list of good security solutions, even sites that perform tests on these same tools.
BitDefender, ESET (paid only) and Kaspersky are good solutions.
finally, there is nothing to protect you and your equipment from reckless use.
be careful with yourself and your equipment, there is no such thing as absolute protection, and even worse is the false sense of security. _o/
I tried Nord for awhile for torrenting purposes, and found that despite consistently testing with faster speeds than PIA, it still ultimately downloaded slower via aforementioned methods.
Now my buddy has Nord and has had nothing but issue after issue trying to download legitimate files and such, while not even actively connected to the VPN network itself. We’re doing a final test now to confirm, but as of now I cannot in good confidence recommend Nord VPN in its entirety due to the anti-virus component.
Nordvpn is a HORRIBLE company with horrible customer service. The product is difficult to use. You cannot talk to a human. You have to email exact issues that would take pages to write. Then, even though you started telling them their product was not a good fit….they wait until you are outside your 30 days to say you cannot get a refund. Just so unprofessional. To make it worse, they are in Panama. You cannot file a BBB Complaint on them.
Their mailing address: PH F&F TOWER, 50th Street & 56th Street, Suite #32-D, Floor 32, Panama City, Republic of Panama
you can use kaspersky free and mullvad vpn(5$), both are good enough if working together
I don’t believe that the NordVPN is really a full featured AV/Endpoint Security product, so stay away for that reason.
/u/ofernandofilo, you are not shadowbanned.
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