You're about to install the award-winning VIPRE Advanced Security antivirus on your computer, but before we begin, let's review what you'll need to ensure VIPRE will install properly on your computer. 

What do I need to install VIPRE?

This section will explain the software and hardware requirements for installing VIPRE Advanced Security for Home - Windows.

Software Requirements

First, click the button below to download VIPRE.

Download VIPRE Advanced Security for Home - Windows

Next, after downloading VIPRE, you'll need the 25-character product key that was provided to you when you completed your purchase. You should have received your product key via email, and the product will be a mix of letters and numbers in the following format: XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.

Hardware Requirements

The computer you want to install VIPRE on will need to meet a set of minimum requirements, like having Windows 10 or higher, at least 1 GB of RAM, and a minimum of 1 GB available storage on your hard drive. For complete details regarding system requirements, click here. 

We also strongly recommend access to a high-speed Internet connection as well as uninstalling any Antivirus program you may already have on your computer. 

Now that you have all the requirements to complete a successful installation, let's begin!

Installing VIPRE Advanced Security

1. Navigate to where you have downloaded and saved the VIPRE file called vipre-advanced-security.exe and double-click to open it
2. If you are prompted by Windows User Account Control asking if you want to allow VIPRE to make changes to your computer, click Yes
3. VIPRE Setup will appear; enter your product key
   • Ensure that you have read the End User License Agreement before clicking Agree and Continue
   • If you do not want VIPRE to be installed in its default directory, select Change where VIPRE is installed at the bottom of VIPRE Setup
4. Select Agree and Continue

Now, at this point, VIPRE scans your computer for other antivirus programs you might still have installed. If VIPRE doesn't find any other antivirus programs, VIPRE will begin installing. If VIPRE does find another antivirus program, you will be prompted to uninstall it before VIPRE begins installing.

Once installation is complete, click Continue to VIPRE. 

Congratulations! Installation is now complete.

Internet Shield VPN by VIPRE is compatible with Android, Apple iOS, Mac, and Windows operating systems. This article provides installation steps for each of the compatible operating systems.

Creating an Account

It is recommended that you create your VPN account before installing Internet Shield VPN. This allows you to log in to the application once it is installed on your computer or mobile device and will work across all operating systems.

1. Navigate to https://myvpn.vipre.com/
2. Fill out the form as directed and click the Create Account button

Installing Internet Shield VPN

Follow the steps below based on the Operating System for your computer or mobile device.

Once you have obtained VIPRE Privacy Shield (previously VIPRE Identity Shield), these steps will walk you through the installation.

Installation

Please follow the steps below to install and register VIPRE Privacy Shield:

1. Download VIPRE Privacy Shield by clicking here.
2. If prompted by your browser, save the .exe file.
3. Go to the location where you saved the installation file and double-click VIPREPrivacyShieldSetup.exe.
   • In Windows, it will be saved to your Downloads folder by default.
4. In the Security Warning window, select Yes or Run.
5. In the Setup Wizard window, select Install.
   • The installation of Privacy Shield will begin. Once the installation is complete, VIPRE Privacy Shield will automatically open.  
6. Register VIPRE Privacy Shield by selecting Register Now.
7. Enter your License Key and click Activate.
   

You're done! VIPRE Privacy Shield will begin scanning automatically and report back with all relevant issues and concerns about your private information.