This scarily good Norton VPN deal will keep you protected from online nasties

There are plenty of little horrors out there in the real world. Yes, we're talking about the trick or treaters. But have you considered the ones stalking your devices while browsing online?

From scammers to companies looking to harvest your organs data, Norton VPN is ready for every spooky eventuality — and there's currently a fiendishly good saving to be had on its virtual ghoul busting software.

No need to bob for apples or carry out a séance to find the current VPN deals — Norton VPN has got you covered. Boasting solid security, easy-to-use apps, and fast connections for browsing, streaming, torrenting, and gaming, Norton gives some of the best VPNs a run for their money, and protects you against all kinds of poltergeists lurking in the digital realms.

Protect yourself from phishing phantoms and bandwidth vampires with an exclusive price for Tom's Guide readers, starting from only $2.50/month for your first year. That's up to 72% off.

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Our lucky readers in North America, the U.K. and Australia can take advantage of discounts on Norton VPN's feature-packed Plus and Ultimate plans thanks to this exclusive pricing. All subscriptions carry a generous 60-day money-back guarantee, meaning you can give Norton VPN a try risk free!

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5 reasons why you need a VPN this Halloween (and all year round)

While there are a whole lot of tricks out there on the world wide web, there are a lot of VPN uses that mean you'll be enjoying plenty of treats this Halloween, too. Here are just five:

1. Mask your location: Slip on a virtual mask this Halloween and sleep easy with better online privacy. By encrypting all of your internet traffic, there's no need to be frightened by advertisers, hackers, or governments trying to sink their fangs into your data. With Norton VPN features like Double VPN and IP Rotation, you won't need silver bullets or garlic to deter these kinds of vampires.
2. Avoid bandwidth sucking vampires: Speaking of silver bullets, Norton VPN will also protect you from bandwidth throttling while gaming or streaming. Whether your own Internet Service Provider or a sore loser who doesn't like to see your winning streak coming, either can purposefully slow down your internet connection. This is called throttling. With Norton VPN encrypting your activity so you can't be tracked, though, you'll put a stake right through their hypothetical hearts.
3. Conjure movies from every country: Your very own skeleton key, a VPN allows you to stream your favorite TV shows and movies — horror flicks or otherwise — no matter where you are in the world. With most streaming services geo-blocked to a specific country, you'll be left out in the dark without the help of a VPN. For example, watch Halloween Week this Saturday on "Strictly Come Dancing" even if you're away from the U.K. Or stream one of the best Korean horror movies, regardless of where you are in the world.
4. Protect yourself from haunted hotspots: You may have heard horror stories about people on holiday or away on business becoming the victim of data theft by using the public Wi-Fi in a hotel, bar or airport. Using a VPN will encrypt all the traffic going to and from your device so that, even if your connection is intercepted, the details will be totally unreadable and useless to any criminal.
5. Watching your favorite sports: Fancy sitting back and vegetating like a zombie this weekend? There's plenty of sports going on this weekend and a VPN could very well bag you a free stream. From the Autumn Nations to the first round of the FA Cup, Norton VPN will get you access to your usual sports live streams when abroad.

Is Norton VPN any good?

Yes! Norton VPN is "remarkably good" according to our expert testing team. Our recent retest of the software lauds its "solid security, easy-to-use apps, and fast connections for browsing, streaming, torrenting, and gaming".

To cover all ghoulish bases, with Norton VPN Plus you can protect up to five devices on one plan with rock-solid encryption and fast speeds. A kill switch, password manager, 10GB secure cloud backup, and threat protection are all included, along with Double VPN and IP Rotation. Thanks to Tom's Guide's exclusive deal, the one-year plan now costs $2.50/month ($30 upfront, down from $110) in the U.S and Canada, £2.50/month in the U.K. (£29.99 upfront, down from £79.99) and AU$5/month (AU$60 upfront, down from AU$145) in Australia.

Or go all out with an Norton VPN Ultimate plan. Designed to keep your little monsters and the rest of the family covered, it increases the device limit to 10 and cloud storage to 50GB, and adds in parental controls that give you greater powers over what online horrors your kids can access online. Our exclusive discount brings the one-year price down to $3.33/month ($40 upfront, down from $130) in the U.S and Canada, £2.90/month (£34.99 upfront, down from £94.99) in the U.K. and AU$6.66/month (AU$80 upfront, down from AU$235) in Australia.

And no matter which plan you choose, you'll get the benefit of a 60-day money-back guarantee. That means you can sign up absolutely risk-free. Not so scary after all!

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