There's a New VPN Tool You Should Know About: Avira Phantom VPN

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 31 Mar 2016

Add Avira’s name to the list of companies that offer a VPN, the tool you can use to surf the web securely and anonymously, on an encrypted connection that keeps cybercriminals and would-be snoopers at bay.

The security company recently rolled out Avira Phantom VPN for Windows and Android, software that offers all the benefits you’ve come to expect from a security solution of this kind. And more to the point…

The 3 benefits of using Avira Phantom VPN
  1. Privacy protection – block online trackers and prevent the collection of personal data. What you do online is your business and your business alone, so keep your online activities private.
  2. Secure & anonymous browsing – surf the web on a connection that encrypts all communications between the internet and your PC or Android. This prevents eavesdroppers from listening in on private communications and stops cybercriminals from capturing your data.
  3. Hide your IP and open up the internet – by detecting your IP address, websites can tell where you’re from and they can block you if you’re not from a certain region or country. Avira Phantom VPN hides your real IP, spoofing your location, and thus allowing you to bypass this form of online censorship.


Unless your network is secure, hackers, cybercriminals and other bad guys could use various “sniffing” techniques to intercept your private data: messages, passwords, financial details, and so on. Thanks to Avira Phantom VPN, which employs AES 256-bit encryption, you’re protecting your privacy and securing your data against snoopers.

As Netflix has shown, the internet is divided and unless you’re from the “right” region or location, you won’t be able to access the content you want. News channels won’t let you read their articles, streaming websites won’t let you watch videos, social media websites won’t let you in, just because you’re from a certain part of the world. Avira Phantom VPN puts a stop to these annoying geo-restrictions. It masks your IP address, hiding your real geographical location, and thus letting you access websites or online content that would normally be blocked in your region.

With Avira Phantom VPN, you can trick websites into thinking you’re from Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, UK, US, and other locations.




Works with any Windows PC and with Android ICS or newer

Avira Phantom VPN is available for Microsoft’s Windows operating system and Google’s Android mobile OS. If you plan to use it on your Android, then you need to know that the VPN requires Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) or newer. And if you plan to use it on your PC, then you need to know that the VPN requires Windows 7 or newer.

"As more people bring their laptops into cafes and log into banking sites and online accounts from their smartphones, they need to have a secure and encrypted connection to the Internet from anywhere," said Melanie Weber, head of the VPN project at Avira. "We've made Phantom VPN free and very simple to install on both your Windows and your Android devices. There's no reason not to get it today."

Avira Phantom VPN is indeed quite easy to use. Install in on your PC and you’ll be presented with this interface.



Just click on “Secure my connection” and, once you connect to a VPN server, you’ll surf the web on a private and encrypted connection.




500MB no questions asked, more if you register (or pay)

If you don’t register, Avira gives you 500MB of traffic per month, for free. If you take a moment to register, Avira will double the amount of free traffic, giving you 1GB per month. Not enough? Pay to get Avira Phantom Pro and you’ll have unlimited traffic.

Download Avira Phantom VPN for Windows right here on FindMySoft, get Avira Phantom VPN for Android from Google Play.

Learn more about Avira Phantom VPN on its official webpage.


In related news…

Earlier this month, Avira rolled you AppLock+, describing it as “the app that puts Android owners in direct control of what, where, and when each app is used on their device.”

These are the top 3 things you can do with it.


UPDATE, June 23, 2016: Avira Phantom VPN is now available for iOS and Mac.




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