Two independent audits confirm that NordVPN is the best tool for blocking malicious sites
Two independent audits officially confirm that NordVPN is much more than just that just now the best VPN app on the market.
Experts from AV-TEST, a German cybersecurity testing company, recently ranked NordVPN’s newly launched Threat Protection Pro as the best tool for blocking malicious sites. The feature also received the highest rating in an anti-malware validation conducted by technical research and product testing organization West Coast Labs (WCL).
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Two gold medals for protection
In October, AV-TEST evaluated the capabilities of five well-known VPN providers in detecting different types of malicious links.
These include three specific categories: phishing links, portable executable (PE) URLs (for example, EXE files), and non-portable executable web addresses (for example, HTML and JavaScript files). Experts also looked at how good the VPN services were at avoiding false positives, meaning legitimate links were flagged as malicious.
WCL’s testing focused on malware protection. Here, NordVPN achieved a staggering 99.8% detection rate for high-risk malware.
The provider achieved the highest AAA rating overall, thanks to top scores also in other categories. These include a smooth purchasing experience, simple and customizable setup, streamlined apps, and reliable customer support.
This isn’t the first time NordVPN Threat Protection Pro has proven its effectiveness to outside observers. In August, the feature won the bronze medal over 35 competitors as a top tool for preventing online shopping scams.
Still, Domininkas Virbickas, head of development at Threat Protection, explains that the recent reviews complement AV-Comparatives’ evaluations this summer by providing a broader view of the tool’s capabilities.
He said: “These results confirm our consistent commitment to providing comprehensive protection against a wide range of online threats.”
As Virbickas puts it, “The Internet is full of scammers.” A simple click on the wrong link is enough for attackers to steal your account, money or identity.
With this in mind, the team at NordVPN decided to boost its tracker blocker tool in June.
What used to be called Threat Protection Lite – now known simply as Threat Protection – is based on DNS filtering and is still available to all NordVPN customers using Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, macOS and browser extensions.
Threat Protection Pro, on the other hand, works at the URL and Javascript level to help you prevent tracking, phishing, scams, malware and annoying ads and is exclusive to Standard, Plus, Complete, Ultimate and Ultra subscribers on Windows and macOS. time of writing.