A next-gen antivirus from NordVPN

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What is a next-generation antivirus?

A next-gen antivirus (also called NGAV) is NordVPN’s built-in digital protection tool, a safety net for everything you do online. NordVPN will warn you about scam websites, block trackers, and remove infected files before you download them. Think of our next-gen antivirus as a security system for your entire digital life — one that works quietly in the background so you don’t have to worry about cyber threats.

Benefits of NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus stops scams, malicious sites, and phishing attacks. It also blocks trackers and intrusive ads and checks your downloads for malware. Here’s what you get in more detail:

Advanced browsing protection

Forget about phishing, scams, and malicious sites

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus has your virtual back 24/7. It will stop you from visiting fake websites that host malware or phishing attacks. You will also be notified if you enter a page known for fraud or scamming people.

A man using a laptop with NordVPN next-gen antivirus blocking malicious websites.
Anti-malware

Avoid downloading malware and viruses

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus is designed to protect your computer from malware-ridden downloads. It will block access to malware-hosting websites and check your downloading files for viruses. If it detects infected files, our next-gen antivirus will remove them before they can harm your device.

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Ad and tracker blocker

Explore the internet without ads and trackers

With NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus, you will experience safer and faster browsing without visual clutter. It blocks ads and prevents trackers from following you around the internet and gathering data about you.

Ad and tracker blocking features enabled in the NordVPN next-gen antivirus dashboard.

Features behind our next-generation antivirus

Malware scanner

Scans the files you download and deletes the dangerous ones.

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Vulnerability scanner

Scans your software for known risks, flaws, and gaps in security.

NordVPN’s next-gen AV running a vulnerability scan across installed apps.

Scam and fraud alert

Notifies you if the website you’re visiting is known for scamming people.

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Email protection

Flags dangerous URLs in your emails.

A next-gen antivirus notification warning that an email contains fraud and cyber threat risks.

Crypto wallet address checker

Flags suspicious crypto wallet addresses to keep your transactions secure.

A next-gen antivirus alert warning that a crypto wallet address may be a scam.

Hijacked session alert

Notifies you if your session cookies are found to be for sale on the dark web.

A hijacked session alert from next-gen antivirus warning that a session cookie was found on the dark web.

Search results safety indicator

Adds an indicator next to search results, showing whether a link is safe.

An alert from NordVPN’s next-gen AV confirming that a website is safe to visit.

DNS filtering

Filters out unsafe websites based on their domain name.

A woman on her laptop browsing safely as scam and phishing protection filters out unsafe domains.

Malicious website blocker

Blocks websites that host malware or phishing attacks.

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Adult site blocker

Automatically blocks adult sites, improving your safety on mobile devices.

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Ad blocker

Blocks ads while you browse.

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Tracker blocker

Stops web trackers from gathering data about you.

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URL cleaner

Removes tracking parameters from links.

A man using a laptop with next-gen AV cleaning tracking parameters from a URL.

Mobile users will only have access to limited features. Adult site blocker is only included in NordVPN’s mobile apps.

Recognized by leading
cybersecurity labs

Here’s how third-party software security testers have evaluated NordVPN.

AV-Comparatives

Anti-phishing

AV-Comparatives anti-phishing badge awarded to NordVPN in 2025.

AV-Comparatives has approved NordVPN as reliable anti-phishing software that is highly effective at protecting users from online scams.

AV-Test

Anti-malware

Approved threat protection network badge by AV-Test awarded to NordVPN in 2024.

Cybersecurity experts from AV-Test have rated NordVPN as the best anti-malware solution among other VPNs offering similar functionality.

AV-Comparatives

Fake shop detection

AV-Comparatives fake shop detection badge awarded to NordVPN in 2024.

AV-Comparatives has certified NordVPN as an effective fake online shop detection tool. It showed one of the best detection rates (80-90%) when tested against newly created fake shops.

West Coast Labs

Advanced
cybersecurity product

West Coast Labs Validated badge highlighting that NordVPN is an advanced cybersecurity product.

West Coast Labs has determined NordVPN to be an advanced cybersecurity product with prominent antivirus features that meet WCL antivirus standards for malware detection and remediation.

Note: All certificates were awarded to a NordVPN feature formerly known as Threat Protection Pro™.

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus on different devices

Our next-gen antivirus is powered by cyber threat intelligence and machine learning. It provides a similar function to a traditional antivirus, but with a greater focus on your privacy, safer browsing, and ease of use.

The full set of features is available on:

When enabled, it runs even without a VPN connection.

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Using NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus

What’s the difference between NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus and a traditional antivirus?

Traditional antivirus software focuses on what’s already on your device — it scans files, monitors processes, and quarantines known threats.

NordVPN’s next-gen antivirus focuses on what happens before digital threats can do damage — it deletes malicious downloads and blocks dangerous websites, phishing links, scam pages, ads, and trackers.

They approach digital security from different directions: One protects you locally, the other protects you online.

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Frequently asked questions