Many security suites offer the option of a VPN as part of their bundles which is a great option in the case of an all-in-one program. These bundles can be extremely cost-effective and provide a fantastic option to get two great tools for the price of one. However, not all of them are created identical. Some are very limited, while others – like Surfshark Antivirus and its next-gen VPN can be compared to standalone solutions.
When you combine an antivirus with the aid of a VPN, your online traffic is encrypted tunnel, shielding your personal information from being viewed by the public. This blocks advertisers from monitoring your online activities and can aid in overcoming geographic restrictions that may make it difficult to access certain sites or services.
In general, antivirus-based VPNs don’t compete with top standalone ones, but some of them – like TotalAV’s Safe Browsing VPN — are quite good. It lacks advanced security features, such as RAM-only servers and perfected forward secrecy, and an audited policy of no-logs that the best standalone VPNs do, but it is fast, secure, and integrates with the most popular torrenting and streaming apps.
Other options that are worth considering include MacKeeper, whose malware scanner scored high in my tests and has a solid VPN that allows streaming on dedicated P2P servers. It’s user-friendly and provides decent speeds. It has a no-logs policy independently verified by Deloitte. CyberGhost, a complete solution that includes a kill button for unexpected drops in connection, split tunnelling and 256-bit AES encrypted data, is a different option.