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Análisis de Avast SecureLine VPN
Una VPN competente del segmento medio con un historial imperdonable. El producto 2026 está genuinamente reconstruido: 103 países (frente a 34), servidores P2P dedicados, WireGuard más el protocolo propio Mimic que aún funciona desde China continental, Double VPN, rotación de IP, cifrado poscuántico, capacidad de *streaming* que abrió ocho regiones de Netflix en pruebas independientes, pérdida de velocidad casi nula en servidores cercanos y una prueba gratuita de 60 días: todo verificado frente a las páginas oficiales del operador y reseñas de 2026. La mecánica de precios sigue el patrón clásico del embudo de antivirus: sin plan mensual, ofertas tentadoras de 3,99 $/mes con compromisos de 2-3 años, seguidas de una renovación a 99,99 $/año: un aumento del 67-109 % en la misma página que anuncia los ahorros. El aspecto de confianza es donde el expediente se vuelve pesado: esta es la empresa cuyo antivirus recolectó los historiales de navegación de los usuarios entre 2014 y 2020 y los vendió, en forma reidentificable, a más de 100 clientes a través de su filial Jumpshot —incluyendo Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, Home Depot y Omnicom por más de 2 millones de dólares al año— mientras su marketing prometía bloquear el rastreo. La respuesta del CEO ("tanto Avast como Jumpshot actuaron plenamente dentro del marco legal") se convirtió en un caso de estudio de no disculpa, la autoridad checa de protección de datos abrió una investigación preliminar y en febrero de 2024 la FTC multó a Avast con 16,5 millones de dólares y le prohibió vender datos de navegación con fines publicitarios. Desde entonces: sigue sin haber una auditoría independiente de no registros, servidores en instancias alquiladas de Amazon EC2 que escriben en disco, y un informe de transparencia que cuenta los tickets de servicio al cliente pero no las solicitudes de las fuerzas del orden. Todo descansa sobre un documento de política redactado por la empresa a la que la FTC tuvo que multar. Producto bueno, privacidad estructuralmente no demostrada.
7 señales de alertaHechos verified - avast.com SecureLine product page, avast.com/en-us/vpn-policy, avast.com/en-us/privacy-policy, support.avast.com SecureLine VPN FAQ (updated 2026-10-16), Gen Digital newsroom, Gizmodo review + rename article, The Proof Desk review, Wikipedia (Avast, Avast Premium VPN, Gen Digital), Vice/Motherboard 2020 investigation, FTC press release, TechCrunch 2020, The Verge 2024, uk.pcmag.com 2020, HN Algolia API and the arctic-shift Reddit archive (r/antivirus) all fetched live 2026-11-02. Note: avast.com and pcmag.com block the default fetcher (403) but were retrieved with a browser user-agent via curl; arctic-shift body-text search for subreddit=VPN returned 422 timeouts all session, so Reddit voices came from r/antivirus plus HN.
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Señales de alerta (7):
JUMPSHOT BROWSING-DATA RESALE (2014-2020): Avast's antivirus and browser extensions collected users' web histories and fed them to subsidiary Jumpshot, which sold granular, re-identifiable clickstreams to 100+ clients (Vice/Motherboard + PCMag joint investigation, Jan 27 2020, based on leaked contracts and data; Omnicom paid $2.075M for 2019 access to an 'All Clicks Feed' covering 14 countries; clients included Google, Yelp, Microsoft, McKinsey, Pepsi, Home Depot, Condé Nast, Intuit; Jumpshot's pitch: 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.'); Senator Wyden intervened; Avast announced the wind-down Jan 30, 2020 while the CEO insisted 'both Avast and Jumpshot acted fully within legal bounds'; the Czech DPA opened a preliminary investigation Feb 11, 2020
FTC ENFORCEMENT (Feb 2024): $16.5 million civil penalty and consent order - the FTC found Avast sold 'detailed, re-identifiable browsing data' (including sites revealing religious beliefs, health concerns, political leanings and visits to child-directed content) to 100+ third parties while marketing its software as a tracker blocker; the order bans selling Avast-branded browsing data for advertising, requires deletion of Jumpshot data and derived algorithms, customer notification, and an annual compliance audit; refund notices went out February 2025 (FTC press release fetched 2026-11-02; Wikipedia records settlement notices Feb 2025)
NO INDEPENDENT AUDIT, EVER: multiple 2026 reviews (Gizmodo: 'Avast has not been audited'; The Proof Desk) find no third-party examination of the no-logs policy, apps or infrastructure - the audit gap stacked on top of the Jumpshot record
+4 señales de alerta más - desplegar antes de registrarse
GEN DIGITAL MEGA-MERGER: Avast was acquired by NortonLifeLock in an $8.1B deal completed September 2022 (UK CMA-cleared) and the combined company became Gen Digital - one Fortune 500 company now owns the Avast, AVG, Avira, Norton, LifeLock, ReputationDefender, MoneyLion and CCleaner brands plus at least three consumer VPNs (Avast/AVG VPN, Norton VPN, HMA), several built on the same Avast engine; the FTC's order reached back to products 'as of September 12, 2022' to cover the merged entity
PATTERN OF DATA-MONETIZATION CONTROVERSIES beyond Jumpshot: late 2019 Avast/AVG browser extensions were caught harvesting browsing data and pulled from Chrome, Firefox and Opera stores (with a Mozilla blocklist fight); HN users dug up Avast's own analyst presentation showing 17% of revenue from 'user data monetization'; the 2017 CCleaner backdoor incident (Piriform, an Avast acquisition) and a 2014 forum breach of 400K accounts sit in the same corporate history
TRANSPARENCY GAP: the quarterly transparency report counts 4,941 customer privacy requests (mid-2025) but does not report law-enforcement demands, warrants or gag orders (Gizmodo); no warrant canary
RENAME TIMING: October 2026 the brand shed the 'SecureLine' name for 'Premium VPN' inside the Avast One platform (Gizmodo: 'SecureLine Is Dead, Long Live Avast Premium VPN') - the legacy name is now permanently attached to the Jumpshot era in community memory
La trampa de la renovación: el 3,99 US$ /mo anunciado es la tarifa de introducción - la renovación sube a 8,33 US$/mes (2.1x). Compruebe el total a 3 años antes de cerrar cualquier plan plurianual.
Análisis
Borrador de Qwen3, verificado por la redacción de serviciovpn · Versión del análisis 3 · Texto actualizado 2026-11-02 · Hechos a fecha de 2026-11-02 · cómo verificamos
Nota de honestidad: no hemos hecho tests propios de Avast SecureLine VPN (fugas, velocidad, kill switch). Todo en esta página es metainvestigación basada en fuentes con enlaces fechados. En cuanto hagamos pruebas, los resultados aparecerán aquí y en el registro de cambios.
Overview
Avast SecureLine VPN homepage - live capture 2026-09-29
Avast SecureLine VPN, now rebranded as Avast Premium VPN and folded into the Avast One platform, is a commercial antivirus-bundled VPN operated by Avast Software s.r.o. in Prague and owned by Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN). Despite a 2026 product refresh with strong features and censorship circumvention, its privacy credibility remains undermined by a documented history of user data monetization, including the Jumpshot scandal and a $16.5M FTC penalty.
Logging & privacy
Avast claims it does not log originating IP addresses, DNS queries, browsing history, or transferred data. However, it retains connection logs (duration, timestamps, bandwidth), server metadata (location, protocol, server IP) for up to 18 months, and crash reports for 90 days - some of which may be linkable to user accounts. The logging evidence is "policy-only"; no independent audit has ever verified these claims. Jurisdiction is split: the Czech Republic (EU/GDPR) for Avast Software, but ultimate control lies with Gen Digital, a U.S. Fortune 500 company. No warrant canary exists, and the transparency report covers only customer service requests, not law enforcement demands.
Pricing & the renewal trap
The lowest advertised rate is $3.99/month, available only on 2- or 3-year plans ($95.76 or $143.64 upfront). There is no monthly plan. After the initial term, renewal jumps to $99.99/year - equivalent to $8.33/month, a 2.1x increase over the intro rate. The 30-day money-back guarantee applies, but the lack of ongoing flat pricing means long-term users face a steep renewal trap. A 60-day free trial requires payment details and auto-converts unless canceled.
Avast supports WireGuard, OpenVPN (UDP/TCP), IPsec (Apple), and its proprietary Mimic protocol with default post-quantum encryption. It offers a kill switch, split tunneling, multihop (Double VPN), IP rotation, and dedicated P2P servers in eight cities. Streaming access was confirmed across eight Netflix regions in 2026 testing. Servers span 103 countries, but the exact count is unverified. No Linux, router, or TV apps are available. Performance tests show minimal speed loss on nearby servers, and Mimic successfully bypassed censorship in mainland China.
Ownership & track record
Avast is a brand under Gen Digital Inc., which also owns Norton, AVG, Avira, CCleaner, and HMA - many sharing Avast’s engine. The company’s track record is marred by the Jumpshot scandal (2014-2020), where browsing data from antivirus users was sold to over 100 companies, including Google and Microsoft. The FTC fined Avast $16.5M in 2024 and banned it from selling browsing data for advertising. Despite product improvements, community sentiment remains negative, citing aggressive upselling, past privacy violations, and lack of independent audits.
Censorship resistance
Avast’s proprietary Mimic protocol is designed for censored networks and was confirmed to work from Shenzhen, mainland China, in 2026 testing. With post-quantum encryption enabled by default on Mimic, it offers a viable option for users in high-censorship regions. However, the lack of open-source protocols and reliance on a company with a history of data misuse raises trust concerns for high-risk users.
Verdict
Avoid Avast SecureLine/ Premium VPN if privacy is your priority - its FTC enforcement history, lack of independent audits, and data monetization past make trust unearned. It may suit mainstream users who want streaming access and censorship bypass within an antivirus bundle and are comfortable with the $3.99/month intro price jumping 2.1x at renewal. Gen Digital does not appear to pay review sites directly, but affiliate links exist on tech media covering the product.
++ Qué se sostiene
Actualización de funciones verificada en 2026 en páginas del operador y reseñas: 103 países, WireGuard + Mimic + OpenVPN + IPsec, VPN Doble, Rotación de IP, túnel dividido, conmutador post-cuántico, 10 dispositivos
El streaming funciona realmente: ocho regiones de Netflix, BBC iPlayer, HBO Max, Pluto, Channel 4, Tubi, Hotstar accesibles en servidores comunes en pruebas de Gizmodo de agosto de 2026
La obfuscación Mimic se conectó desde China continental (Shenzhen) en pruebas de julio de 2026: una lista corta de proveedores
El rendimiento con servidores cercanos es excelente: pérdida de descarga del 1,9 % mediante Londres en una línea de 190 Mbps; pruebas limpias de fugas DNS/IPv6/WebRTC
Prueba gratuita genuina de 60 días con pago de 0 USD y recordatorio a los 7 días, además de una garantía de devolución de dinero de 30 días a partir del primer cargo
Las matemáticas del renovación a $99,99/año para 10 dispositivos ($10 por dispositivo) son justas para la categoría premium; es en los precios introductorios donde se producen las manipulaciones
-- A qué prestar atención
No existe ningún plan mensual; 1 año es el plazo más corto (compra mínima de $59,88)
El impacto del renovación es el modelo de negocio: $59,88 el primer año y luego $99,99 (+67%); quienes compran planes de 2 o 3 años sufren un aumento del +109% al renovar; el plan de 3 años cuesta lo mismo mensualmente que el de 2 años
Nunca se ha publicado una auditoría independiente sobre la política de no registros ni sobre seguridad (Gizmodo, The Proof Desk); solo hay evidencia basada en políticas, en una industria saturada de auditorías repetidas
Los registros de conexión se almacenan durante 12 meses, los metadatos del servidor/aplicación durante 18 meses y el correo de la cuenta durante toda la vida útil de la cuenta más 2 años; no es una VPN de retención cero, y Avast no afirma serlo
Los servidores resuelven en instancias de Amazon EC2 y escriben en disco, una generación por detrás del estándar actual basado únicamente en RAM (Gizmodo)
No hay cliente para Linux, ni aplicaciones para routers o televisores aún (las apps para TV previstas para finales de septiembre de 2026), sin reenvío de puertos ni IP dedicada; débil para usuarios de descargas y autohospedaje
Los servidores asiáticos son débiles: pérdidas del 48% en descarga y del 55% en subida hacia Tokio en las pruebas
El informe de transparencia omite solicitudes de las fuerzas del orden, órdenes judiciales y órdenes de confidencialidad; solo cubre solicitudes de clientes
Prueba de realidad de precios
Precio inicial
3,99 US$ /mo · Renovación 8,33 US$/mes
Precio de renovación
8,33 US$/mes 2.1x el precio inicial
Plazo de reembolso
30 días
Notas
La historia del costo real: un comprador de 1 año paga 59,88 USD y luego renueva a 99,99 USD: un aumento del 67 %; los compradores de 2 y 3 años pagan un promedio de 47,88 USD/año en el primer período y luego enfrentan la misma renovación de 99,99 USD: un aumento del 109 % (aritmética de Gizmodo basada en los propios números del operador). El plan de 3 años no aporta nada: el mismo precio de 3,99 USD/mes que el plan de 2 años. Al precio completo, 99,99 USD cubre 10 dispositivos (10 USD por dispositivo)
El flujo de dinero - lo que ganan los portales de análisis con esta recomendación
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Registro de incidentes (1)
2024Avast fined $16.5M by FTC for selling browsing data via JumpshotAntivirus/VPN giant Avast harvested detailed browsing data from its own products and sold it via subsidiary Jumpshot (exposed Jan 2020 by PC
On the website
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Avast SecureLine VPN homepage - live capture 2026-09-29Avast SecureLine VPN apps / download page - live capture 2026-09-29
Antes de pagar: compruebe el precio de renovación, el plazo de reembolso y si un camino más barato o gratuito cubre su caso de uso - la lista honesta.
Estado de nuestras comprobaciones: 2026-11-02. Avast SecureLine VPN alcanza 3.6/10 en nuestro análisis ponderado. Hemos registrado 7 señales de alerta (listadas arriba). Los reportes de usuarios, la propiedad y el historial de incidentes están documentados con fuentes fechadas en el metaanálisis de abajo.
What do I actually get with Avast Premium VPN?
Access to 103 countries, WireGuard and Mimic protocols, Double VPN, IP rotation, kill switch, split tunneling, and dedicated P2P servers. No Linux or TV apps. Works with eight Netflix regions and bypasses censorship via Mimic.
What is the renewal price and total cost over three years?
The renewal rate is $99.99/year ($8.33/month), a 2.1x jump from the $3.99/month intro rate. The three-year total is $143.64 for the first term, then $99.99 annually thereafter - no long-term discount.
What evidence supports Avast’s no-logs claim?
None beyond its own policy. No independent audit has ever verified the no-logs infrastructure. The FTC found Avast sold re-identifiable browsing data as recently as 2020, and the company retains connection and server metadata for up to 18 months.
Does it work in censored countries like China or Iran?
Yes - Mimic, Avast’s proprietary obfuscation protocol, successfully connected from Shenzhen in 2026 testing. It includes post-quantum encryption by default, making it a functional tool for high-censorship environments.
Can I pay anonymously?
No. An Avast account with an email is required, and payment details (card or PayPal) are needed even for the 60-day free trial. Account data is stored for the product lifetime plus two years.
What happens if Avast shuts down or changes policy?
You lose service and any prepaid time. Given Avast’s 2022 merger into Gen Digital and the 2026 rebrand to Premium VPN, future changes are likely. No exit strategy or data portability is offered.
What’s an honest free or cheap alternative?
Proton VPN offers a permanent free tier with no data logging (court-verified), strong encryption, and limited but reliable service. For paid privacy, Mullvad or IVPN are better choices - both are independent, audited, and designed for trust minimization.
El metaanálisis: lo que internet dice de Avast SecureLine VPN
No esperamos que nos crea. Este análisis es un metaanálisis: abajo verá lo que afirman otros portales de análisis - con sus conflictos de interés señalados -, lo que reportan los usuarios en Reddit y foros y quién opera realmente Avast SecureLine VPN. Cada afirmación enlaza su fuente para que pueda comprobarla usted mismo.
Lo que dicen otros testers (3)
Cada fuente lleva una etiqueta de conflicto de nuestra base de datos de portales de análisis. «Financiado por afiliación» significa: la web gana si usted compra lo que recomienda. Las voces críticas las incluimos deliberadamente.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): 103 countries / 140+ locations; pricing table identical to the live page (renewal $99.99/yr; 1-yr buyer +67%, 2/3-yr +109% jump); no monthly plan; 60-day trial + 30-day guarantee; protocols WireGuard/Mimic/OpenVPN/IPsec; no independent no-logs audit ever; servers on Amazon EC2 that write to disk; VPN policy retention (12/18/90-day tiers); crash-report linkage clause; account email lifetime+2yr; four mobile SDKs; transparency report covers customer requests only (4,941 requests, mid-2025) not law enforcement; Jumpshot/FTC $16.5M recap; speeds London -1.9%, Ashburn -17.4%, Tokyo -48%; Netflix in 8 regions; dedicated P2P servers, no port forwarding, no Linux, no TV apps yet; Mimic worked from Shenzhen July 2026; affiliate-funded review (commission disclosure on page).
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): since October 8, 2026 the product is simply renamed Avast Premium VPN - same app, servers, price; the move into the Avast One single-platform app (free antivirus + paid bricks including the VPN) is the bigger change; IP Rotation changes exit IP every ~30 seconds by default; retest confirms 103 countries, dedicated P2P servers, WireGuard + Mimic, 1.9% London speed loss, 8 Netflix regions, Shenzhen connection, $3.99/mo 2-yr intro, 60-day trial.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): 'a weaker pick if privacy is the main reason you want a VPN' - VPN Policy keeps connection events 12 months and server metadata 18 months, no published independent no-logs audit, and the 2024 FTC Jumpshot settlement; 'the first-year price is reasonable; the $99.99 yearly renewal is not'; affiliate-disclosing review site.
Lo que dicen los usuarios (4)
Reddit, foros, HN - parafraseado y enlazado, nunca fuera de contexto. Anécdotas, no pruebas - pero las quejas de reembolso y los reportes de fugas son el mejor sistema de alerta temprana que tiene este mercado.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 200): HN's Avast record runs from 2015 (HTTPS MITM root-certificate threads) through the Dec 2019 extension-removal threads, the Jan 2020 Jumpshot exposé thread (Leaked documents..., 2020-01-27), the CEO-message thread ('acted fully within legal bounds' skepticism, 2020-01-31), the FTC threads (2024), 'Avast Scandal: Why We Stopped Recommending Avast and AVG' (2023, 47 pts), and 2025 comments still citing 'the whole Avast Jumpshot debacle' as the canonical data-resale example.
Fetched 2026-11-02 (HTTP 422, retried 6+ times over ~10 minutes including 'secureline' variant and a lowercase subreddit variant): the archive returned 'Timeout. Maybe slow down a bit' for every subreddit=VPN query while the identical query shape for subreddit=antivirus succeeded - the same failure mode the hola dossier recorded. No r/VPN voices could be ethically cited this session; the Reddit platform is represented by r/antivirus instead.
¿Quién está detrás de Avast SecureLine VPN?
La propiedad de los VPN a menudo se enreda deliberadamente con empresas pantalla. Esto es lo que pudimos verificar - con fuentes. Grado de confianza: confirmed (comprobado 2026-09-29).
Informe de hechos con IA - todo lo que sabemos, condensado
Generado por Qwen3 el 2026-11-02 a partir de nuestra base de datos de hechos y las fuentes enlazadas. Resume - no añade hechos. Contraste todo lo importante con las fuentes enlazadas.
Bottom line: Avast SecureLine VPN is now rebranded as Avast Premium VPN, folded into the Avast One platform. It offers strong technical features - 103 countries, WireGuard, Mimic obfuscation that works in China, Double VPN, and solid streaming performance. But it’s sold by a company the FTC fined $16.5 million in 2024 for selling users’ browsing data through its Jumpshot subsidiary while claiming to protect privacy.
The logging truth: The provider claims it does not log IP addresses, DNS queries, browsing history, or transferred data. However, it retains server metadata for 18 months, connection logs for 12 months, and account data (including email) for the product lifetime plus two years. The FTC’s 2024 enforcement action proved Avast’s past logging and resale of browsing data was extensive and inadequately disclosed - directly contradicting its privacy claims. Jurisdiction spans the Czech Republic (EU/GDPR) and the US via parent Gen Digital, a Fortune 500 company.
Pricing reality: Intro pricing starts at $3.99/month on 2- or 3-year plans ($95.76 or $143.64 upfront), but renews at $99.99/year - a 67% to 109% price jump. There is no monthly plan. The 60-day free trial requires payment details and auto-converts to annual billing. The structure follows the classic antivirus upsell funnel: low initial cost, high renewal, long lock-in.
What reviewers say vs what users say: Affiliate reviewers like Gizmodo and The Proof Desk acknowledge improved performance and features in 2026 but downgrade Avast over the lack of independent audits and its FTC-sanctioned data resale history. User sentiment on Reddit and Hacker News remains sharply negative: “avoid-list,” “scareware,” and “aggressive ads” are common themes, with the Jumpshot scandal still cited in 2025-2026 as a definitive trust failure. The conflict is clear - reviewers judge the current product, users remember the proven betrayal.
Who runs it: Avast Software s.r.o. of Prague, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN), a US-Czech Fortune 500 conglomerate formed in 2022 from the NortonLifeLock merger. Gen Digital owns Norton, Avira, AVG, CCleaner, and HMA VPN, with Avast’s engine underpinning most. The parent’s scale amplifies risk: privacy failures in one brand affect the entire ecosystem.
Fuentes & cómo se hizo este análisis
Cada fuente externa usada en esta página, con su fecha de consulta y su clase de prueba [A]-[D] (A = fuente primaria/del operador, B = prensa seria/investigación, C = comunidad, D = mediciones propias). Metodología: cómo verificamos. Las fuentes desaparecen o cambian - si un enlace está muerto, avísenos por la página de contacto.
Evidence classes on this page:[A] A: 5[B] B: 12[C] C: 4[D] D: 0(D stays empty until our own test phase)
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