What exactly is blocked?

Known VPN desktop clients, downloads of VPN installers, and known VPN and proxy browser extensions.

Will it block our company VPN?

Talk to us during the demo about allowing a company-approved VPN for your setup.

Block Personal VPNs on Company Devices: No tunnels around your policy.

Personal VPNs and anonymizers are the easiest way around a web policy. Aavishield blocks desktop clients, their downloads, and known browser extensions on every device from day one.

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NordVPN.app
protonvpn-setup.exe
Hola extension

AavishieldLast 7 days · 40 devices

Bypass attempts blocked

0

VPN apps

0

Extensions

0

NordVPN14 blocked
Proxy extension11 blocked
ProtonVPN installer9 blocked

On by defaultNo setup

Attempts this week

0

Trend

30%

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

Bypass attempts

What VPN Control does.

On by default

Protection starts the moment a device enrolls. There is nothing to configure.

Desktop clients

Known VPN applications are stopped from running.

Downloads

Installers for VPN software are blocked before they land.

Browser extensions

Known proxy and VPN extensions are blocked too.

In the console

VPN Control, screen by screen.

The screens you will use most, with demo data.

01

Bypass attempts on the overview

VPN and bypass attempts get their own tile on the security overview, next to every other control.

Blocked and flagged counts
Change versus the previous period
One click to the detail

AavishieldSecurity overview · live

Devices online

0 / 40

Employees covered

0%

Need a fix

0

Needs attention

ThinkPad · RohanFirewall turned offFlagged
MacBook · PriyaDisk encryption offFlagged

Incidents by control

0

Web Gateway0
App Control0
DLP0
VPN Control0
Malware0

02

VPN and proxy sites as a category

Known VPN and proxy websites are a category of their own, blocked alongside desktop clients and extensions.

Curated VPN and proxy domains
Add your own
Risk level shown

AavishieldCategories

Blocked categories

0 / 27

Add your own domains to any category

Phishing
VPN and proxy
Gambling
Social media
AI tools
Streaming

03

Every attempt recorded

Blocked VPN apps, installers and proxy sites appear in the activity feed tied to the person and device.

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Search by app or domain
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AavishieldActivity · VPN Control

Bypass attempts today

6

Blocked by default, no setup

NordVPNVPN app · ThinkPad · RohanBlocked
Proxy extensionChrome extension · ArjunBlocked

At a glance

VPN Control, in three cards.

VPN Control Example events

NordVPNDesktop clientBlocked
HolaBrowser extensionBlocked
protonvpn-setup.exeDownloadBlocked

What a day of vpn control decisions looks like in the console.

What it covers

On by default
Desktop clients
Downloads
Browser extensions

VPNs and anonymizers are blocked by default. No setup required.

How it decides

1RecogniseThe agent matches clients, installers and extensions against a maintained list.
2BlockThe app, download or extension is stopped on the device.
3SurfaceThe attempt shows up in the console so you can follow up.

Every decision happens on the device, against signed policy.

Under the hood

How VPN Control works.

On the device · against signed policy

01
Recognise
The agent matches clients, installers and extensions against a maintained list.
02
Block
The app, download or extension is stopped on the device.
03
Surface
The attempt shows up in the console so you can follow up.

Setup

Switched on in minutes.

VPN Control runs in the same agent and console as every other control. Turning it on is a few choices in a policy.

No appliance to install

No network or VPN change

No separate agent on the device

AavishieldSetup · VPN Control

Setup progress

0 / 3

Ready to start

1Nothing: it is on from the moment a device enrolls
2Optionally allow a company-approved VPN
3Review attempts in the activity feed

StatusNot live yet

Where teams use it.

Close the easiest bypass

A personal VPN would sidestep web filtering. Aavishield stops it before it connects.

Zero setup

Protection is on from the moment a device enrolls. There is nothing to configure.

Cover the browser too

Proxy and VPN extensions are blocked alongside desktop clients.

Problems it solves

Where VPN Control makes the difference.

Remote and hybrid workLaptops on home Wi-Fi, outside every office firewall Shadow IT and risky appsUnapproved remote-access, torrent and file-sharing apps VPN and proxy bypassPersonal VPNs and proxy extensions that skip your policy All solutions

VPN Control questions

Yes. VPNs and anonymizers are blocked on every enrolled device without any configuration.

Works well with

Malware ScanningDownloads are scanned before they finish landing on disk.Device PostureDisk encryption, firewall, OS patch level and antivirus, checked on every device.

Put policy on every device this week.

Install the agent, choose a policy, and see every decision in one console. A pilot can be live in an afternoon.

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No hardware or network changes
macOS, Windows and Linux

Block Personal VPNs on Company Devices: No tunnels around your policy.No tunnels around your policy.

What VPN Control does.What VPN Control does.

On by default

Desktop clients

Downloads

Browser extensions

VPN Control, screen by screen.VPN Control, screen by screen.

Bypass attempts on the overview

VPN and proxy sites as a category

Every attempt recorded

VPN Control, in three cards.VPN Control, in three cards.

How VPN Control works.

Recognise

Block

Surface

Switched on in minutes.Switched on in minutes.

Where teams use it.Where teams use it.

Close the easiest bypass

Zero setup

Cover the browser too

Where VPN Control makes the difference.Where VPN Control makes the difference.

VPN Control questions

Works well with

Put policy on every device this week.Put policy on every device this week.

Block Personal VPNs on Company Devices: No tunnels around your policy.No tunnels around your policy.

What VPN Control does.What VPN Control does.

On by default

Desktop clients

Downloads

Browser extensions

VPN Control, screen by screen.VPN Control, screen by screen.

Bypass attempts on the overview

VPN and proxy sites as a category

Every attempt recorded

VPN Control, in three cards.VPN Control, in three cards.

How VPN Control works.

Recognise

Block

Surface

Switched on in minutes.Switched on in minutes.

Where teams use it.Where teams use it.

Close the easiest bypass

Zero setup

Cover the browser too

Where VPN Control makes the difference.Where VPN Control makes the difference.

VPN Control questions

Works well with

Put policy on every device this week.Put policy on every device this week.

Block Personal VPNs on Company Devices: No tunnels around your policy.

What VPN Control does.

VPN Control, screen by screen.

VPN Control, in three cards.

Switched on in minutes.

Where teams use it.

Where VPN Control makes the difference.

Put policy on every device this week.

Block Personal VPNs on Company Devices: No tunnels around your policy.

What VPN Control does.

VPN Control, screen by screen.

VPN Control, in three cards.

Switched on in minutes.

Where teams use it.

Where VPN Control makes the difference.

Put policy on every device this week.