AVG Secure VPN Review 2022
Here we present the review on avg secure and answer the following questions:
- How quick are VPN download and upload speeds?
- How well does it work on Netflix?
- How good is it for torrenting?
- Are there differences in these options for different regions?
Here we present the results of tests on this VPN operation for different devices, OSs, browser extensions; and finally we contact the customer support.
Our key finding about avg secure
 | Country of Incorporation | Czech Republic |
 | Number of Countries | 30 |
| Number of Server Location | 30 |
| Number of Servers | 50 |
 | Price | USD 4.55 |
 | Download Speed | avg. 18.39 Mbps |
 | Upload Speed | avg. 14.85 Mbps |
 | Dedicated IP | Yes |
 | Multiple Devices | 5 |
 | Netflix | No |
 | Torrenting | Yes |
 | Operation System | Android, iOS, macOS, Win |
 | Browser extension | Chrome, Mozilla, Edge |
 | Does it work in China | No |
 | Free Trial | Yes, 30 days of money back |
 | Live Chat Support | e-mail only |
Servers and Locations
Secure VPN is a spin-off from AVG Technologies; it’s a simple privacy tool using 256-bit AES encryption and ONLY hosts 50 servers in 30 countries worldwide. There is a reason to say that this VPN’s network is worse than others.
Unfortunately, it also keeps session and connection logs. But we did not obtain test data for China, Vietnam, and Turkey.
| Header Label | avg secure | Industry average |
| Number of Countries | 30 | 60 |
| Number of Server Locations | 30 | 120 |
| Number of Servers | 50 | 1000 |
Speed Test
We present herein the speed test data, in particular download speeds and upload speeds.
Download speed
We tested only 36 downloads from 226 different countries worldwide. But there were no data for the rest countries.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested countries | 4 | 22 | 10 |
| Number of states without test data | 43 | 32 | 115 |
| Average Download speed | 20.33 Mbps | 9.48 Mbps | 37.23 Mbps |
| Min Download speed | 0.64 Mbps (Brazil) | 0.71 Mbps (Austria) | 1.11 Mbps (Australia) |
| Max Download speed | 78.48 Mbps (Mexico) | 23.75 Mbps (Netherland) | 82.38 Mbps (Russia) |
| No VPN | 126.55 Mbps | 126.55 Mbps | 126.55 Mbps |
Here we see the variation in data across countries. There are some countries with extremely low download speeds. They are Brazil (0.64 Mbps), Austria (0.71 Mbps), and Australia (1.11 Mbps). The average download speeds for regions vary a lot: 20.33 Mbps for the Americas, 9.48 Mbps for Europe, and 37.23 Mbps for the Asia Pacific. The maximal speeds are 78.48 Mbps (Mexico, the Americas), 23.75 Mbps (Netherlands, Europe), and 82.38 Mbps (Russia, Asia Pacific).
avg secure Download speed compares to no VPN (for regions)*
| Header Label | avg secure | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 82.38 Mbps | 126.55 Mbps | 1.42 times less |
| Slowest | 0.64 Mbps | 126.55 Mbps | 90.5 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 18.39 Mbps | 126.55 Mbps | 4.9 times less |
*Note: We’ve tested, reviewed, and ranked dozens of top VPNs and selected the top ten that are worth your money. To do this, we carefully studied their features, market reputation, and prices.
Upload Speed
We tested only 36 downloads from 226 different countries worldwide. But there were no data for the rest countries.
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Number of tested states | 4 | 22 | 10 |
| Number states without test data | 22 | 32 | 115 |
| Average Upload speed | 15.09 Mbps | 13.73 Mbps | 17.23 Mbps |
| Min Upload speed | 7.02 Mbps (Mexico) | 0.57 Mbps (France) | 8.15 Mbps (Australia) |
| Max Upload speed | 22.12 (Canada) | 24.41 Mbps (Spain) | 22.82 Mbps (Malaysia) |
| No VPN | 14.69 Mbps | 14.69 Mbps | 14.69 Mbps |
The average upload speed for all countries was 0.57 Mbps, and it is 25.72 times lower than No VPN speed. The minimal achievable upload speeds varied depending on region and country.
The average upload speed for the Americas was 15.09 Mbps, for Europe – 13.73 Mbps, and for the Asia Pacific – 17.23 Mbps. The minimal upload speed for the Americas was 7.02 (Mexico), for Europe – 0.57Mbps (France), and for the Asia Pacific – 8.15 Mbps (Australia). The quickest connection for all countries was 24.41 Mbps (Europe, Spain) – it exceeds the NO VPN speed.
avg secure VPN Upload speed compares to average (for regions)*
| Header Label | avg secure | No VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 24.41 Mbps | 14.69 Mbps | 1.66 times less |
| Slowest | 0.57 Mbps | 14.69 Mbps | 25.78 times less |
| Average (all countries) | 14.85 Mbps | 14.69 Mbps | 1.01 times more |
*Note: We’ve tested, reviewed, and ranked dozens of top VPNs and selected the top ten that are worth your money. To do this, we carefully studied their features, market reputation, and prices.
The figures below depict test data in the context of regions and countries.
Ping time out
Ping is the time it takes to request and then respond to data from your computer to another computer (information exchange rate). Ping is usually measured in milliseconds: 200 ms (0.2 seconds), 29 ms (0.026 seconds), 2000 ms (2.0 seconds).
avg secure VPN ping speed, ms
| Header Label | Americas | Europe | Asia Pacific |
| Quickest | 199 (USA) | 197 (Italy, Belgium) | 16.77 (New Zeland) |
| Slowest | 340 (Brazil) | 249 (France) | 357 (South Africa) |
| Average | 259.75 | 223.5 | 134.88 |
| No VPN connection | 24 | 24 | 24 |
avg secure ping speed compared to other VPNs
| Header label | Country | Ping |
| Quickest | New Zeland | 16.77 ms |
| Slowest | South Africa | 357 ms |
| Overall | All countries | 202.9 ms |
| No VPN connection | All countries | 24 |
avg secure ping speed compared to the industry average
| Header Label | avg secure | Other VPN avg | Difference |
| Quickest | 16.77 ms (New Zeland) | 65.83 ms | 3.92 times less |
| Slowest | 357 ms (South Africa) | 65.83 ms | 5.42 times more |
| Overall | 232.16 ms | 65.83 ms | 3.52 times more |
avg secure outperforms the other VPNs in ping speed 3.52 times.
DNS Leak Test
When connecting to a VPN server in some operating systems (for example, Windows), queries do not always go through the DNS server of the VPN connection. In this case, some sites may find out that your IP address and DNS servers are located in different countries, and your anonymity may be at risk.
| No VPN connected | VPN connected (avg secure) | DNS leak test |
| 172.217.43.194 (Taipei, Taiwan) | 181.214.61.48 (Reston, USA) | Good |
| 172.253.237.5 (Central, Hong Kong) | ||
| 172.253.5.5 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.6.1 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 172.253.6.4 (Hong Kong) | – | |
| 74.125.186.196 (Taipei, Taiwan) | – |
Our DNS leak test was successful with VPNhub. NO DNS leaks were detected.
Streaming
Here we present the results of our tests on VPNhub work in the USA, UK, Japan, and South Korea. Unfortunately, we did not manage to test it, because this VPN does not work.
Netflix
| Header label | avg secure – Library | avg secure – Streaming buffer | avg secure – Streaming quality |
| Americas | |||
| United States | NO | – | – |
| Europe | |||
| United Kingdom | NO | – | – |
| Asia Pacific | |||
| Japan | NO | – | – |
| South Korea | NO |
Torrenting
Torrents are used worldwide. It is crucial to use a VPN to provide safely and anonymously torrenting.
BitTorrent with avg secure
We considered here the following options:
- file size 3.5GB;
- number of seeders 0.412;
- download speed 390 kB/s
- complete time 2 h 8 min.
The complete of 2 h 8 min is too much, we’d like to say, compared with the industry average time of 22 min.
BitTorrent with avg secure
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| avg secure | 3.5 GB | 0.417 | 390 kB/s | 2 h 8 min |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.878 | 2.1 Mbps | 11 min |
In general, download time was 5.8 times more than the average industry time.
uTorrent with avg secure
Here we aimed at providing the same download conditions.
- file size 3.5GB;
- number of seeders 0.417;
- download speed 447.1 kB/s;
- complete time 2 h 40 min.
.
uTorrent with avg secure
| Header Label | File size | Seeders | Download Speed | Time |
| avg secure | 3.5 GB | 0.417 | 447.1 kb/s | 2 h 40min |
| Other VPNs | 1.85 GB | 0.219 | 2.1 Mbps | 22 min |
Really, 2 h 40 min is too much for downloading a 3.5GB file. This time exceeds the industry average of 3.63 times.
Router
The official site does not present the information on a native app for routers. Besides, there is no information on the best routers for this VPN.
Browser extension
This VPN has a browser extension for well-known browsers Firefox, Chrome, Opera.
TV
The main advantage of Smart TV is that in addition to regular TV channels, it gives you the opportunity to watch additional content. Smart TV gives you access to your favorite services such as Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, music streaming services, and even gaming and sports content. You can also watch pay-per-view cable and satellite TV by simply downloading the content provider’s app.
avg secure is does not provide information on smart TVs.
Devices and Operating Systems
Purevpn is compatible with the following OSs:
- Windows
- Mac;
- iOS;
- Android.
Price
avg secure offers 4 different subscription plans.
- Subscription for 1 year – $54.60, which is $4.55 per month ;
- Subscription for 2 years – $99.60, which is $4.15 per month;
- Subscription for 3 years – $135, which is $3.75 per month.
| Plan | avg secure | Industry Avg | Difference |
| 12 months | US$4.55 | US$8.00 | -75% |
| 24 months | US$4.15 | ||
| 39 months | US$3.75 | – |
avg secure’s price is less than the industry avg. It makes sense to buy it for 12+ months.
Discount
No discount is offered.
Free Trial
VPN offers 30 day of a money-back guarantee
Customer support
It was a total disappointment. The custom service only email. Besides, the quality of the answer was bad too.
| Header label | avg security | Industry AVG | Difference |
| Connect to an agency | email only | 10 second | – |
| Reply speed | email only | 15 second | – |
| Quality of the answer | bad | Good |