The VPN (virtual private network) allows you to move anonymously through the network. Wi-Fi security is one of the most important safeguards for your Mac. Since public Wi-Fi poses a threat from intruders, it is important to establish a secure connection while you’re on the move. Make cafés, libraries, airports, and all other open Wi-Fi locations part […]
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Data security with Avira VPN for Mac
Without a VPN, data packets sent to your devices can be sniffed out and read by a passerby (“man-in-the-middle” attack) or captured from the router itself. This captured data can be more than that embarrassing message content. These packets of data also tell where you are and give out details about your device. But with […]
Encryption of Avira VPN for Mac
Avira uses the 256 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256), which is the norm used worldwide to encrypt data. 256 refers to the key size – the larger the size, the more possible key combinations. It would require tremendous effort to try all possible combination keys: 256-bit encryption offers more combination possibilities than there are stars in the […]
Avira VPN tracking information (Mac)
Let us start by saying that we do not track The websites you visit. The virtual locations (IP addresses) you used while surfing. Your real IP address. Any information that can link you to any action, such as downloading a file, or visiting a particular website. What we do track Diagnostic data, which helps us improve the product (e.g. […]
VPN data collection by third parties (Avira Mac)
Depending on the legislation in which our servers are based, it is possible that metadata, compiled at a national level, might be stored by server providers. As myriads of individuals connect simultaneously from the same country, this data is not associated with or traced back to individual users. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by […]
Does VPN run on Avira server? (Mac)
Yes. Avira Phantom VPN runs on our own secure, private servers. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
Virtual locations of Avira VPN (Mac)
Avira has servers that you can connect to in the following countries: Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Isle of Man Italy Ireland India Japan Mexico Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia Singapore Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom USA – Atlanta USA – […]
Limitation of the free Avira VPN version for Mac
You may use 500 MB of traffic every month with the free Avira version. If you are wp-signup.phped (with just one email address), we’ll double your available traffic to 1 GB per month. The premium version gives you unlimited data usage. Source : Official Avira Brand Editor by : BEST Antivirus KBS Team
Sending or receiving emails fails on active VPN (Avira Mac)
By enabling VPN, you always establish a point-to-point connection (tunnel) between your device and a VPN server. With active VPN, your device establishes an encrypted connection with the VPN server, which in turn forwards all data to the website servers. As a result, your device is excluded from the local network during this time and you cannot […]
Streaming service is not available with active VPN (Avira Mac)
The denied VPN access to a streaming service may have several reasons. It might be that streaming providers want to keep their content in certain regions, and since it is not obvious from which country a user is watching when using a VPN, they assume that the streaming is from abroad and assign the addresses […]