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2. Malicious apps posing as VPNs can turn your device into a ...

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   The 911 S5 botnet showed us just how dangerous free VPNs can be, turning millions of devices into a giant network for fraud and attacks. The truth is free VPNs aren’t really free. They often ...

3. 5 Best Free VPNs for 2022 - AOL

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   Here are some risks associated with using a free VPN. Unreliable service: Free VPNs are not as polished or optimized as paid ones. Additionally, there is no around-the-clock support in case ...

4. Is your VPN enough without antivirus protection? - AOL

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   A VPN is your first line of defense for online privacy and security. It works by: 1) Encrypting your internet connection: This makes it extremely difficult for hackers, ISPs or other third parties ...

5. Virtual private network - Wikipedia

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   Virtual private network (VPN) is a network architecture for virtually extending a private network (i.e. any computer network which is not the public Internet) across one or multiple other networks which are either untrusted (as they are not controlled by the entity aiming to implement the VPN) or need to be isolated (thus making the lower network invisible or not directly usable).

6. Soft privacy technologies - Wikipedia

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   VPNs are susceptible to attackers that fabricate, intercept, modify, and interrupt traffic. They become a target, because sensitive information is often being transmitted over these networks. Quick VPNs generally provide faster tunnel establishment and less overhead, but they downgrade the effectiveness of VPNs as a security protocol.

7. DNS leak - Wikipedia

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   This is possible because the browser's DNS requests are sent to the ISP DNS server directly, and not sent through the VPN. This only occurs with certain types of VPNs, e.g. "split-tunnel" VPNs, where traffic can still be sent over the local network interface even when the VPN is active.