Avast Secureline VPN Proxy Reviews

by Ballzredd

Does not work worth a (&;&: for iPhone. Constantly asking me to reinstall vpn profile then says it is connected when it is actually NOT connected (verified multiple times). If it isn’t doing this, the internet connection is just completely blocked with no internet connection when it says connected. I asked for a refund but they could not find my account even though I received emails from there when I signed up. Now I am just ignored by them after paying for a year subscription. Beware!

by SamSBD

I generally like avast stuff but this offering falls into an unethical area.

Firstly, I was looking for an antivirus, not any of the other stuff this offers and of course it does not include an antivirus; why was it the first search hit? Then, when the trial time ran out (I had cancelled the subscription stance I didn’t need it), suddenly, all I could do online is renew the subscription; the link for being taken off the list did not work. The vpn it forced my phone through would turn itself back on after being turned off. I had to actually remove AvastSecurelineVPNProxy to be able to use the browser without this its interruptions.

I could see how an older or less phone savvy person might get frustrated and just keep buying the subscription. That is not an ok tactic to employ and it makes me want to reconsider using your other products.

by Detroit Girl 007

1. For some reason, since installing and activating AvastSecurelineVPNProxy, when I do a search on Google it can’t discern that I’m in the US, so I keep getting info back for businesses in the UK.
2. I’ve had multiple apps just totally quit working on me. One of which is my grocery store app, so this VPN literally prevents me from being able to order groceries online.
3. AvastSecurelineVPNProxy may be good if you are traveling, especially in an airport. I have not had the opportunity to test it in that situation.

by Cav07

Specifically says in their advertising that it lets you watch geo-restricted content. I travel in the us and want to browse safely on public hotspots so I use SecureLine, but with Netflix I have to choose whether I want to be safe or if I want to watch Netflix. I don’t even want to watch stuff that’s outside where I’m at. I understand that Netflix is the one imposing the rule, however avasts advertising should be clearer that it doesn’t always work for geo restricted content and possible specifically call out that it doesn’t support that feature with Netflix.

by Edboone

The most recent update made a decent app (by an otherwise crummy company whose stuff does NOT work on PCs) finally as bad as the rest of their stuff. It now disconnects constantly, does not reconnect, and -this is really cute- no matter how many times you select “automatic reconnnect,” that option will not remain selected! So every couple of days it will stop reconnecting, you’ll have to re-open AvastSecurelineVPNProxy connect, go to settings, select “automatically reconnect,” and then wait and see how long it works this time!

I was already set on not renewing my subscription on my phone once the company’s product didn’t work on my PC, and they provided customer service that was unhelpful and eventually just stopped replying. At this point, I’m about to go find a new VPN and put that on my phone and PC, and just write off the rest of my Avast subscription as a lesson learned on what companies not to buy products from.

by Joshbwwwww

Not until recently had I noticed that my refund ¥328 as a whole for the premium offered 3 year subscription order on Feb 11th did not get processed, instead, Avast sent me a letter on Feb 14th saying it was processed. The thing is that my money had stayed at Avast for 60 day trial order on Feb 20th, which was partially auto deducted ¥248 on April 20th for the official order which is only one year subscription and I did not get the rest ¥80 back, still.

I don’t understand why I didn’t get the Avast notification that my previous order refund was to stay for another trial order and charged partially for the official order 60 days later. If someone had been notified officially that his money, even if it was a premium offered price, would have been taken for a hold and finally resulted in an one year subscription without special offer, he’d have thought it twice.

by Securemy1st

When set to auto connect it will often lose connection to the point that AvastSecurelineVPNProxy won’t open to allow it to be turned off. It often gets hung up where it turns on and off every split second and won’t allow a connection to WiFi or allow you to turn it off. It’s therefore unreliable and a waste of money. Note: When it happens I am unable to click on the cog wheel and unable to do anything until it resolves itself. When it does, I quickly turn it off.

by Longtime Avast User

Ever since the last update the vpn tells me there’s no internet connection—when there is—so I have to always click “retry.” When I change to a different country location it still shows me as local and in English not the country’s language.
The Photo Vault tells me to upgrade even though I have bought the premium package. Maybe I can delete the apps and reinstall, but I would have to backup one by one and don’t have time for it.
Before the update I had no issues. Maybe your aesthetic update did not help the main use of the apps.
Please fix these issues, thanks. iOS 13.5.1

by BadBrain13

The latest release includes improvements that would make this a 5 star app if they worked consistently. Unfortunately I’m still experiencing connection issues when I first unlock my phone, along with other random issues. After unlocking my phone about 50% of the time it will show me connected to vpn (via icon next to WiFi icon) but I have no connectivity. When I open the SecureLine app it will say I have no connection and only option is “retry” button. I have to go into settings to physically turn off vpn to get access to my lte or WiFi. Then I can reconnect SecureLine.

Another problem is with turning off vpn for short term like 15 minutes. It will not automatically reconnect after 15 min(or an hour), and when I go to settings auto connect IS turned on but it says I’m not connected to SecureLine because I’m on a trusted network— even though I have no trusted networks and it is listing zero. I have to try to disconnect to get reconnected to SecureLine. I actually suggested this feature over a year ago and hope they are able to shake out the bugs so it works as expected.

Other random times the vpn icon will show I’m connected but nothing will load until I change vpn location. Things still seem very buggy and not reliable. I’m looking forward to the day I can unlock my phone and open an app/website without my SecureLine vpn locking things up.

by NMJ-sw

I started using the Avast VPN on my Iphone and PC. For about 6 months it worked ok except that sometimes Google won’t let you do a search because it detected too many searches from the proxy server everyone was using. So i had to disable the VPN to use Google.

I am not sure what happened at 6 months (maybe an update?), but after that it never worked well. Some problems were:
- i get a License expired notice in the middle of the license term. Then this cleared after a few days.

- the VPN did not turn on automatically like it used to before. I would be using the phone and realize later that the VPN was not active. Then i would manually start AvastSecurelineVPNProxy . That is very inconvenient and resulted in not using it at all.

- when i am at home using my WiFi, AvastSecurelineVPNProxy would not allow me to start the VPN at all. It would give a message that said somethinh like “cannot use VPN when using a trusted WiFi connection. Remove trusted WiFi connection to use VPN”. What is the point of this limitation? Even if i am using a trusted WiFi from my home the ISP provider and websites i am accessing can still track me. But AvastSecurelineVPNProxy is not turning VPN on until I forget my WiFi and connect using LTE.

Today my license expired so i am not going to renew it. Will try something else for a change this year.

by Musicalisch

I have ATT internet but am switching to Spectrum. No problem using VPN app while I was an ATT subscriber. Instead of an ATT modem-router combo, I bought my own router to go with the Spectrum modem to avoid rental fees. That is where my troubles began. I could not get the Netgear app to work on my iPad and one suggestion was that VPN could interfere. I ended up switching to a Linksys router. I was able to connect the Linksys app after setting up my account on my laptop, but my internet connection became a problem. I kept getting disconnected. So, I deleted the Avast VPN app on one iPad. No problem connecting on that one. Since I still have ATT, I connected to the internet on my other iPad using ATT and went into the Avast app. I disconnected the “connect automatically when not on a trusted network” feature and was able to connect to the internet again. Then I decided to add the Linksys router to my trusted networks. So far it is working. I went into copious detail so maybe people with more technical knowledge can figure this out. I am not sure if the problem is with Spectrum’s internet settings, the change to a separate router and modem, AvastSecurelineVPNProxy or what. BTW, initially the Spectrum connection worked, then it stopped working later in the day. I may end up manually connecting the VPN if my solution does not continue to work, something I can live with.

by Jensen1199

sometimes it disconnects randomly, hate when that happensA month ago my family and I got hacked. Our computers, our phones, WiFi system, TV’s, alarm system, surround speakers, you name it. Almost everything. They sent us threatening text messages saying they were going to kill us which would end up being a scam. We relied on avast to protect us from hackers and viruses. I feel safe browsing my cell phone with my trustworthy VPN on. If you’re considering purchasing AvastSecurelineVPNProxy, do so. It’s a must!

by Cereal-Kiiller

Just informing Avast App tech support that I deactivated the trial subscription 24-36 hours before deadline/Ending period! Well I received an email stating that they had tried to charge my account for a (year subscription) , and I would never do any subscription for that period of time “ Too Long” also and thank gawd I moved all my funds to a new card/Account!! Avast inc. please have your app creators or billing people fix this issue because I’ve tried many TRIALS looking for the perfect VPN/DNS/LAN etc Protection, and security for all mentioned and for my iPhone mainly to make my location and self anonymized from all the ad And spam and also employers who have no business having my location among other rules they’d like to have enabled “NOT HAPPENING”! Please fix this as I did unsubscribe well before the subscription ended!! Thanks in advance ...

by Jiimm108

AVAST is an interesting insurance company.
Avast offers no cost auto insurance along with various other insurance policy.

I am a 77 and a veteran....... I
Moved to Orlando after my wife’s death.

I signed up 4 years ago and have made no
Claims to date.

My concern is AVAST adds a variety of other insurance which I feel unnecessary
and you are placed in a no win situation. I felt if did not pay/approve I would be
tenuance situation.

I called AVAST and these off shute programs were removed. Actually dealing with AVAST was no problem.

I was told this would not happen again. But it did, with. No opportunity to decline.
I called AVAST and offered my explanation
that this would be removed. Hopefully this problem will bègb

I will patiently wait.

by 619534xxxx

I’ve never been hacked, never had a virus. That says enough, as my internet usage has taken me to some questionable areas. And YES avast works on PCs and NO it doesn’t slow down your system like the other big name ones

by Dejaloaeze

this happens also for avast vpn for the mac mojave..there’s apps that no longer connect with rhis vpn, soo..why would i want a vpn if a can’t no longer use the programs that connect to the 2020 “internet” don’t get me wrong am no “hater” i LOVE AVAST been using it for a year or more for mac mojave and sierra and it has saved ma sorry self LOTZ o times! so we as family decided to pay them n maybe get them apps...but they won’t be worth paying for em...so maybe a won’t wipe this apo from the phone, as i could use it for web pages...but if the rest of the apps, including appstore, no longer connect to the net, being that those apps ONLY purpose is to CONNECT to tha freackyng net won’t be useable with THIS VPN a pretty much just won’t use vpn at all...so just hold on 2 THAT AVAST ..you rock it with antiviruses, but u aint doin well on the “pay” apps...

by Rob Kind

Avast knows when I’m on private WiFi or public and adjust my security accordingly all there products are excellent. When I turn my pc on all updates are installed drivers updated optimized registry’s In order history cleaned up it’s really nice to not worry about my computer being hacked or virus or malware. Avast save me time and money. The only website you need to go to.
Signed. Very satisfied customer;-))

by Devil_phoenix666

The only issue I’m having with it is that it charged my card for the year of it and now it is asking me to sign up???? I have the transaction in my bank account that I was charged for it can you please fix this thank you

by Rrtahoe

I have been using AVAST Secure Line VPN for about a year. It was a little pricey when I got it last year but, they have since made this product much more competitive. It works flawlessly and very easy to use. I have seen other reviewers for other services talk about having multiple locations. However, I feel there are plenty of locations to choose from with Secure Line.
I became aware of this service with my PC AVAST virus protection where they offer secure Line with the service as an option that has worked well for me. So I have confidence in the product for my IPhone and IPad.

by Khalid Alauqaili

Well i bought a license for my PC and it worked great so i went for another subscription for my iPhone and it sucked , tried reinstalling profile and the software and still bad , BTW i am connected to the same wifi and now i am sharing my vpn internet from my PC to my phone

Update , works great now

by Gray Alien

You get charged when you just seeing what it cost them when you try to pay it takes your money and want give you service. I’m about done with it and three of my friends bought through the like I sent them and I did not get my reward. They see to do nothing but cheat you out of your hard earned money. I might not be smart like them but I work hard for my money and just want what I paused for and the gifts they said they would give if a friend purchased the product

by Unsure70

I love Avast Premium on my computer, not one problem, but this VPN has only worked off and on for the past year or two. When connecting to WiFi, it connects and disconnects over and over making WiFi connection impossible. It will be fixed one update and back to unfixed the next, I will not renew this VPN when it comes up for renewal. I’m sorry but enough is enough.