What is NordVPN Threat Protection?
Threat Protection is a product from the team that brought you NordVPN.
From now on Threat Protection will be a standalone product.
NordVPN Threat Protection is meant to provide safer browsing by:
- Blocking malicious websites, such as fakes, phishing, and malware – Threat Protection will stop you from visiting them;
- Stopping annoying ads and trackers;
- Identifying files infected with malware.
Threat Protection is available on macOS and Windows platforms.
It’s compatible with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge browsers.
Firefox users will be required to restart their browsers, once they turn on Threat Protection.
This can be done by typing “about:profiles” into the browser’s search tab and then clicking on the “Restart normally” button on the right.
Threat Protection will automatically generate 7-day reports with information about blocked trackers, websites, ads, and identified malicious files.
Additionally, at any time users can always check blocked trackers, and files and websites that were scanned in the last 7 days.
More information about Threat Protection can be found here.
How Does NordVPN Threat Protection Work?
Malware Blocking
Threat Protection prevents users from accidentally visiting malicious websites, and scans downloaded files for Malware, deleting dangerous ones before they can do any damage.
Threat Protection runs deep scans on all executable files that are up to 20MB in size.
It does not scan files that might contain personal information, such as PDFs or .DOCXs.
Some files in flash drives can be scanned for Windows users, if they’re downloaded from the internet, for example.
Trackers
Threat Protection blocks third-party trackers, which collect private information.
Ads
Threat Protection blocks intrusive ads, such as popups, which can not only be annoying, but dangerous too, as some can contain malware.
Extremely Lightweight
NordVPN Threat Protection is super lightweight, and not only it won’t slow down your computer, it will also increase your browser’s performance by blocking intrusive ads and trackers, so websites load faster.
How to Use NordVPN Threat Protection
Download and open the NordVPN app.
Click on the shield icon on the left side of the screen.
Toggle the Threat Protection switch on, and go to settings to switch on/off different features of Threat Protection.
In case you also have a VPN subscription, Threat Protection is also on, even if not connected to a VPN server.
Threat Protection Can Be Turned Off at Any Time
Nord Security Background Information
NordVPN has a user base of 14 million. NordVPN is a product from Nord Security.
Nord Security’s other products include NordPass (password manager), NordLocker (file encryption and storing tool), NordLayer (business VPN), and NordWL (toolkit for building VPN products).
NordVPN operates under the jurisdiction of Panama, where there are no data retention laws.
Threat Protection Pricing
1 month and 1 year. There’s also a 30-day risk-free full refund. At the moment, a 1-month subscription costs 4.99$.
A 1-year subscription comes in at a 50% discount for a total of 29.88$ or 2.49$ per month.
However, users that buy a NordVPN subscription will also get Threat Protection.
Customer Support
NordVPN Threat Protection offers 24/7 customer support that can answer all queries related to service. Users can reach out via chat or email.
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Written by Trevor Cooke
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