You can also select a specific country to connect to by default. Free users don’t get to select their endpoint and are automatically assigned one, usually in Denmark or Ukraine.Īdvanced settings allow you to configure whether the client opens at boot time, whether it connects as soon as it opens and how it behaves when you connect to an insecure Wi-Fi network.

The client opens above the notification area and is easy to use, connecting by default to the fastest available endpoint and with the option of selecting one of the VPN’s 18 endpoint countries. The VPN’s default installation settings opt you into the Kaspersky Secure Network, an anti-malware service which provides “instant response to new threats” and “real-time website reputation information.” If you’d rather not have this, you can untick the relevant box before hitting install. Kaspersky Secure Connection – Features and usability It also provides a very helpful free tier, which you can use without registering for a Kaspersky account. Although Pango says that its services are anonymous, Kaspersky’s extensive terms and conditions indicate that user data may be collected. The white-labelling here adds a bit of ambiguity as the service potentially falls under the legal jurisdictions of both the Russian Federation, where Kaspersky is based, the US and/or Switzerland where Hotspot Shield operator Pango – formerly AnchorFree – is headquartered. It’s become de rigueur for antivirus makers to have a VPN and Kaspersky Secure Connection is a white-label version of Hotspot Shield, which was found leaking DNS information in 2018 but promptly fixed this when informed by security researchers, to the company’s credit. Buy Kaspersky here for just £32.49 per year.

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