Vpn

Hollies64

Hi

Technophobe here.

I've had an alert from AVG saying my internet surfing is not encrypted and I can easily be hacked by anyone with a bit of no how and all my information, including banking etc is public.

Feeling really concerned by this. How can I protect myself?

AVG is offering VPN at £1.49 per month. Do I need this? If I have this, will this also stop the junk email (or greatly reduce it)? Will a VPN protect me from being hacked?

Many thanks

DCFC79

Hollies64 wrote: »

Hi

Technophobe here.

I've had an alert from AVG saying my internet surfing is not encrypted and I can easily be hacked by anyone with a bit of no how and all my information, including banking etc is public.

Feeling really concerned by this. How can I protect myself?

AVG is offering VPN at £1.49 per month. Do I need this? If I have this, will this also stop the junk email (or greatly reduce it)? Will a VPN protect me from being hacked?

Many thanks

Stop using AVG, use another AV, Microsoft Essentials is one, Avast is another.


I dont have my VPN switched yet I'm perfectly fine.

Frozen_up_north

You will find that “all” web sites are becoming encrypted as standard. Browsers, such as Firefox, will warn about insecure sites.

If you are worried about your ISP recording every site you visit (the Government Snoopers Charter), then by all means use a VPN... make sure the VPN isn’t supplied by a Government Dept masquerading as the VPN provider though.

DCFC79

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

You will find that “all” web sites are becoming encrypted as standard. Browsers, such as Firefox, will warn about insecure sites.

If you are worried about your ISP recording every site you visit (the Government Snoopers Charter), then by all means use a VPN... make sure the VPN isn’t supplied by a Government Dept masquerading as the VPN provider though.

And use a VPN who don't create logs.

Hollies64

Hi

I'm not worried about the sites I visit being recorded - just worried that someone can hack my internet and steal data such as bank passwords etc because I dont have a VPN. Is a VPN necessary to protect myself?

I use my mobile phone often for internet banking and wonder should a virus protector on my phone - its an android.

RumRat

It's just marketing.....Ditch them.

Hollies64

Thanks. My son just said more or less the same thing.

arciere

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

If you are worried about your ISP recording every site you visit (the Government Snoopers Charter), then by all means use a VPN... make sure the VPN isn’t supplied by a Government Dept masquerading as the VPN provider though.

Yeah, you don't trust your ISP then you decide to trust a random VPN provider based somewhere in China, Russia, India and give them all your details and browsing info.

AndyPix

Hollies64 wrote: »

Hi

Technophobe here.

I've had an alert from AVG saying my internet surfing is not encrypted and I can easily be hacked by anyone with a bit of no how and all my information, including banking etc is public.

Absolute codswallop.
This sort of behaviour is one of the reasons I wouldnt touch AVG or their ilk with a mile long barge pole

Hollies64 wrote: »

Feeling really concerned by this. How can I protect myself?
.

You can protect yourself from their terrible scaremongering by uninstalling their rubbish app

Hollies64 wrote: »

AVG is offering VPN at £1.49 per month. Do I need this?
.

NO

Hollies64 wrote: »

If I have this, will this also stop the junk email (or greatly reduce it)?
.

No - not whatsoever

Hollies64 wrote: »

Will a VPN protect me from being hacked?
.

Not one bit

Hollies64 wrote: »

Many thanks

Welcome

JJ_Egan

VPN the new fashion statement ??

Undervalued

AndyPix wrote: »

Absolute codswallop.
This sort of behaviour is one of the reasons I wouldnt touch AVG or their ilk with a mile long barge pole

You can protect yourself from their terrible scaremongering by uninstalling their rubbish app

NO

No - not whatsoever

Not one bit



Welcome

Superb advice. I hope the OP and anyone else with a similar question heeds it!