The internet of today is filled with viruses, malware, and hackers seeking to steal your identity and access your financial information. You need an antivirus with a VPN! There are many options available from reputable cybersecurity companies, and they tend to come at affordable prices, even with a VPN included! Today you will be shown 5 of the best antivirus providers with VPNs. Let’s get started!

Top 5 VPN Antivirus Software 2022

  1. Norton – Best Feature Suite
  2. McAfee – Best for Reliability
  3. Surfshark Antivirus – Best for Frequent Web Users
  4. Avira – Best Free Antivirus with VPN
  5. Bitdefender– Best for Performance

1. Norton – Best Feature Suite

PRICING: $39.99/first yr. , $84.99 thereafter

Norton is one of the most widely used antivirus programs in the world and offers an incredible suite of features, most notably dark web monitoring and password management in their Norton 360 Standard plan. Dark Web monitoring lets you know if your personal information is being circulated on the Dark Web, which means that criminals will not be able to hide anywhere with your identity in tow. The secure password manager allows you to store passwords, financial information, and other data securely across devices; that way, you are never without your most important passwords when you need them, and Norton’s password manager is much more secure than saving your passwords directly in your browser. On top of these features, Norton 360 Standard also includes 10GB of cloud storage and SafeCam, which prevents criminals from accessing your webcam. Norton is for you if you desire the widest feature set available on the market!

REASONS TO USE: 

  • Dark-Web Monitoring, SafeCam, and Cloud Storage are a powerful set of features
  • Norton is a reputable company with premium customer service and a long history
  • Password Manager is far superior to what comes default on most browsers

REASONS TO AVOID: 

  • Taxing on performance can severely slow down your PC’s startup

2. McAfee – Best for Reliability

PRICING: $39.99/first yr. , $109.99 thereafter

McAfee offers a limited set of features for the price compared to Norton. However, because McAfee is owned by Intel, you can suspect the best customer support in the industry, as well as a high level of security since McAfee is able to work with one of the largest chip manufacturers in the world. Due to how common Intel chips are, McAfee is able to prevent a lot of cyber threats at their source. McAfee, like Norton, provides multi-device support, as well as a secure password manager. If you use an Intel-based processor and want to feel unafraid of digital threats, give McAfee a try!

REASONS TO USE: 

  • As an Intel property, McAfee is uniquely prepared to secure Intel devices
  • McAfee has excellent customer service

REASONS TO AVOID: 

  • Severely lacks features for the price compared to Norton

3. Surfshark Antivirus – Best for Frequent Web Users

PRICING: $59.76/first 2 yrs, then $59.76/yr

While Surfshark offers few features compared to Norton or McAfee, the tools it does offer are specifically oriented towards users that spend almost all of their time in a web browser. In the information age, this is probably true for you, as your work, email, documents, and entertainment are all stored in the cloud and can be accessed through a web browser such as Google Chrome. The unique web-oriented features include; private search-engine use, blocking of ad personalization, monitoring of your personal information online, and more. You should strongly consider whether or not you need a high-powered antivirus such as McAfee or Norton, especially if nearly all of your computer usage is done through a web browser. Since the price is significantly lower for Surfshark, you should give it a serious look!

REASONS TO USE: 

  • Significantly less expensive than McAfee or Norton
  • Features are specifically tailored to the browser-based user

REASONS TO AVOID: 

  • Lacks many of the premium features available on more mainstream antivirus platforms.

4. Avira – Best Free Antivirus with VPN

PRICING: Free basic subscription, with a fully-featured plan for $104.99/yr.

Avira is an outlier compared to the other pieces of software you’ve looked at so far, first because it offers free versions of its antivirus and VPN, and also because there is no package that bundles the VPN and Antivirus together, they must be purchased separately if you choose to use the paid versions of the software. That is why on the “PRICING” line we put “…a fully-featured plan for $104.99/yr.”, we combined the price of the antivirus with the price of the VPN, which comes out to $104.99/yr.; which is not inexpensive. The free VPN limits you to 500 MB/month, and the free Antivirus only protects you from malware. As a result, we cannot recommend that you use the free-version of the software as a permanent solution. However, if you want to try before you buy, or if you only need the bare minimum in terms of digital security, then give Avira a try!

REASONS TO USE: 

  • Free versions of both antivirus and VPN
  • The pro-version of the antivirus software protects you from malicious email attachments.

REASONS TO AVOID: 

  • There is no package that bundles the antivirus and VPN together
  • Avira is extremely expensive when compared to other programs.

5. Bitdefender – Best for Performance

PRICING: $39.98/first yr. , $89.99 thereafter

Bitdefender Total Protection provides you with capable antivirus software, as well as 6GB/ month of their VPN. One of the greatest benefits of Bitdefender Total Security is that you can cover 10 devices on the same subscription, including PCs, Macs, and smart devices. However, if you use your VPN on this many devices your data will burn up quickly. It is recommended that you only use Bitdefender Total Security for one or two devices at most, otherwise you should take a look at other antivirus programs. Despite that, you cannot beat the price of $39.98 for the first year. Another major draw to Bitdefender is its device optimization features, which greatly reduce the load that Bitdefender exerts on your system. Antivirus software is notorious for slowing down computer systems, and this greatly impacts you if you are a gamer, programmer, or video-editor, as every MB of RAM matters when you are performing high-intensity tasks on your PC. If you fall into one of these categories, you should use Bitdefender Total Security.

REASONS TO USE: 

  • Device optimization which enables you to get high-intensity work done.
  • A low price for what you get.

REASONS TO AVOID: 

  • Limited VPN usage for Total Security

References and Links

  • https://us.norton.com/products/norton-360-standard?inid=nortoncom-norton-360-antivirus-plus_subnav_norton-360-standard
  • https://www.mcafee.com/en-us/vpn.html#chart
  • https://order.surfshark.com/
  • https://www.avira.com/en/free-vpn
  • https://www.avira.com/en/free-antivirus
  • https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/total-security.html#plans