# TorGuard VPN Extension

> TorGuard VPN's Extension offers SSL Proxy access that helps you unblock websites, hide your location and encrypt your connection.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/vpnetworks-proxy](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vpnetworks-proxy)

## Overview

- **ID:** `vpnetworks-proxy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** VPNetworks
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1,525
- **Weekly downloads:** 71
- **Rating:** 3.19 / 5 (68 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0
- **Last updated:** 2023-12-28
- **First published:** 2016-10-28
- **Size:** 2.08 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/vpnetworks-proxy/)
- **Website:** [http://torguard.net](http://torguard.net/)

## Description

## TorGuard VPN Extension

Take control of your internet privacy with the TorGuard VPN Extension. Designed to provide unlimited, secure, and anonymous access to the web, this extension offers SSL proxy access that lets you unblock websites, hide your location, and encrypt your online connection seamlessly.

Featuring thousands of proxy servers across more than fifty countries, TorGuard ensures fast connection speeds without bandwidth caps or throttling. Protect your data on public hotspots and enjoy 24/7 customer support via email and chat. Ideal for users seeking enhanced security, privacy, and unrestricted internet freedom worldwide.

## Rankings

- #2,615 — Overall
- #5 — extension guard
- #33 — vpn
- #39 — extension
- #101 — connection
- #131 — encrypt

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `proxy`
- `privacy`
- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

User reviews for the TorGuard VPN Extension reveal mixed experiences. Some praise its free traffic offering, many server nodes, and support for dedicated IPs. However, frequent login issues, unreliable connection status, and poor interface feedback are common complaints. Several users report the add-on failing to work or logging in properly after updates. Performance in terms of speed and stability is inconsistent, and configuration options are not clear. Overall, while it has potential benefits, multiple users find the extension buggy and unreliable.

### Pros

- Offers a free trial or free traffic upon registration according to several users.
- Provides multiple server nodes, claimed to be fast and stable by some users.
- Supports connection with a purchased dedicated IPv4 address.
- Allows separate web credentials from VPN credentials via the provider's user control panel.

### Cons

- Frequently fails authentication initially, requiring multiple attempts to succeed.
- Connection and disconnection processes are unreliable and not clearly indicated.
- The extension is sometimes non-functional or gives login errors after updates.
- Performance issues such as slow speeds and unreliability were commonly reported.
- Lack of clear options for selecting proxy types and location servers.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/vpnetworks-proxy)