Hola VPN is one of the most controversial VPN Chrome extensions. The service works as a peer-to-peer VPN, which means that other users can surf via your connection — a huge potential security risk.

From what we can tell, it would appear that Hola is the most popular free VPN extension for Chrome. It has been around for more than five years, and from our time using it, we can say for sure ...

Earlier, Google blocked the Hola VPN extension due to having malware injected into it. However, now, you can download the same and more feature-rich extension from the same Chrome Web Store.