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Mc caffee web protect

ROBERT12 — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:13:24 GMT

Do I need web protect from Mc caffee on my new Acer Chromebook514, as I have been told that it has inbuilt security is this correct?

Re: Mc caffee web protect

gg30340 — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:49:20 GMT

You do not need BTWebprotect/McAfee on any device, what you do need is some form of antivirus/malware protection.

Chromebooks come with inbuilt protection but it is not guaranteed to give you 100% protection from all attacks to your device.

I would suggest that you do an Internet search on " do chromebooks require antivirus" and have a read through the results then make up your mind whether or not to install some form of protection.

What I would say is my advice and that of others on the forum would be not to install l BTVirus Protect. It can cause problems on some computers and is a resource hog. It always seems to be one update away from another problem. Do a search of the forum to see the problems. There are far better free antivirus programs available such as Avast Free and AVG Free.

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 18:33:13 GMT

Is there such a thing as an AV program for Chromebook? I don't think there is

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Carlusha — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:57:15 GMT

@Anonymouswrote:
Is there such a thing as an AV program for Chromebook? I don't think there is

Yes there are plenty - all the usual suspects from McAfee to Kaspersky and beyond!

Re: Mc caffee web protect

gg30340 — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:57:55 GMT

See links

5 Best Chromebook Antivirus Apps [2021]: Full Chrome OS Security (safetydetective.com)

Do You Need an Antivirus for Chromebook in 2021? Actually, Yes. (safetydetectives.com)

Do Chromebooks need antivirus protection? - Malwarebytes Labs | Malwarebytes Labs

The 5 Best Antivirus Software for Chromebooks in 2020 (lifewire.com)

etc etc

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Anonymous — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 20:10:38 GMT

@gg30340

I saw them but I found most of them unconvincing when I clicked the links. For example @Carlusha the McAfee one isn't an AV program, the only product McAfee do for Chrome OS is a VPN. That's just an off the shelf solution that doesn't need to be tailored to the OS.

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:14:02 GMT

@ROBERT12wrote:
Do I need web protect from Mc caffee on my new Acer Chromebook514, as I have been told that it has inbuilt security is this correct?

I very much doubt that the installer would allow you to install it on a Chromebook. Before I explain, bear in mind that BT Web Protect is just a re-branded McAfee.

If you search Google for "mcafee for chromebook", you will see a very promising advert come up which will mislead you into thinking that such a thing even exists, but if you click on that link you will see the screen below. Notice it doesn't mention Chrome OS.

Also, if you search the Mcafee website for products designed for Chromebook you will find that there is only one, namely McAfee Safe Connect VPN which of course is not an AV programm and I'll refrain from expressing my opinion on how outrageously expensive it is and the value for money (if any) that it offers.

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:17:18 GMT

Hello @gg30340,

@gg30340wrote:

Chromebooks come with inbuilt protection but it is not guaranteed to give you 100% protection from all BTVirus Protect. It can cause problems on some computers and is a resource hog.

No it's not a resource hog at-tall from my point, it all depends on all on the Hardware 😉.

Kind regards,

DanTMan64

Re: Mc caffee web protect

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:19:46 GMT

Hello @ROBERT12,

I personally think get it free protected isn't 🤔 good, it doesn't protect you from everything.

Kind regards,

DanTMan64