First time chromebook user, does this device need an antivirus protection? (e.g Norton, Micro Trend). Thanks in advance. null

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Tesla · Accepted Answer

No antivirus needed, that is the beauty of a Chromebook. Now when I bought my Chromebook Best Buy threw in a free copy of Micro Trend... it is not designed to run on a Chromebook and will not, it only works on a PC. Best Buy need to understand what they are selling.

Answered by Tesla 3 years ago

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HP Team · Answer

Thank you for the question. No, the Chrome system has several layers of protection built in, including automatic updates, Sandboxing, data encryption and verified boot. Chromebooks use the principle of "defense in depth" to provide multiple layers of protection, so if any one layer is bypassed, others are still in effect.

Answered by HP Team 3 years ago

“First time chromebook user, does this device need an antivirus protection? (e.g Norton, Micro Trend). Thanks in advance.”

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