AV-Test.org - VPN Packages for Private Users Put to the Test under Windows 10

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VPN Packages for Private Users Put to the Test under Windows 10

VPN software is used for many operations: Getting around geo-blocking for services, tuning the ping when gaming or surfing anonymously, downloading or sending messages. For all these purposes, the VPN software has to not only provide a fast server but also be secure, and the company behind it needs to keep things private. The lab at AV-TEST examined all these criteria.

Many Windows users have already had a chance to make use of a VPN software or a VPN service. Perhaps they have used the VPN service integrated in the Opera browser to surf the web anonymously or to access a special website, for example. While this browser service is easy to use, the VPN is slow and is only available within the browser.

Anyone requiring a quick and secure VPN that works for all Windows applications or games has no choice but to go with a special VPN software package.

Here's how it works: a small software agent creates a secure tunnel for the Internet connection of the PC or mobile device to a server of the provider, offering the user a location from which to surf anonymously and securely, download data or use a web service. This may be a platform with video or TV streams, for example, which are ordinarily reserved to viewers located in the country defined by the provider. Because good VPN software allows the user to freely adjust the location, i.e. the country from which the user is gaining access, so-called geo-blocking is generally no longer an issue. This masking of access or personal data, including encryption, is also important for whistleblowers, for instance, so that they cannot be traced. Under the aspect of tracing, which is also another word for privacy, the ability of a provider to keep the connection private is also very important. In this, the provider must be credible and trustworthy and ought to demonstrate transparency in every respect: for instance, in terms of the country of origin, what happens to user data and the country or laws by which the provider is governed. 
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