NordVPN’s
Threat Protection Pro™

Yes. Threat Protection Pro™ implements some of the most important antivirus features to improve your online security, helping you keep your devices and personal information safer. Once enabled, Threat Protection Pro™ will silently guard your device in the background for as long as the NordVPN app is running.

While NordVPN’s Threat Protection Pro™ is not a full-fledged antivirus yet, it is an antivirus-like product that provides similar functions, such as scanning downloads for malware and preemptively blocking malicious URLs. Threat Protection Pro™ is regularly updated with new features to allow users to explore the internet with peace of mind.

If you’re already using a VPN and don’t want to invest in additional antivirus software, our advanced Threat Protection Pro™ feature is a great way to protect your data and devices from malware. Find out about differences between VPN and antivirus on our blog.

Threat Protection Pro™ uses proprietary engines developed by Nord Security — we do not use any third party software development kits (SDKs). Developing these engines in-house gives us the independence to deliver the products that our customers need.

Anti-malware is software that protects devices from all kinds of malware, which include viruses, trojans, worms, and ransomware. Modern antiviruses protect against these kinds of malware, so they’re essentially anti-malware tools. In this regard, Threat Protection Pro™ is no different — it’s also an anti-malware tool that prevents you from downloading malicious files. Threat Protection Pro™ does not perform local scans of your device, while antiviruses usually do, so it isn’t a full-fledged antivirus — yet it offers protection that’s necessary.

The ads may be cached in your browser and loaded automatically. To check if this is the case, visit the same website in incognito mode with the Threat Protection Pro™ ad blocking feature turned on. If you are still seeing ads, one of the reasons might be the proxy solutions on your computer or browser. Check if you have any other proxies enabled and turn them off. Otherwise, Threat Protection Pro™ can’t inspect the website to block the ads. If this doesn’t work, get in touch with our support team.

Since Threat Protection Pro™ adds a new certificate to Firefox, you’ll need to restart your browser for it to take effect. To do that, simply close the browser and open it up again. If you’re still experiencing any problems, contact our support team.

This might happen if you’re using Chrome in Incognito mode on the macOS operating system. Threat Protection Pro™ can’t determine if the file was downloaded from the internet, so it won’t scan it. We are working hard to fix the issue as soon as possible.

NordVPN’s Threat Protection Pro™ feature is designed to block access to websites that pose a clear risk to you. In some cases, however, it may block websites that have been mistakenly identified as dangerous. If Threat Protection Pro™ throws up a warning screen when you try to enter a website, you can click “Unblock” to access it anyway.

You can also manually unblock specific websites in the Threat Protection Pro™ settings — for more information, read our article on how to fix Threat Protection Pro™ blocking websites.

Finally, If you are having problems with the page layout, the issue could be the result of blocked ads or trackers. To resolve this issue, try adding the page to the allowlist in Threat Protection Pro™ settings. From then on, the webpage will not be filtered and should load without problems.