http://community.acer.com/t5/Chromebook/do-I-need-an-anti-virus-program/m-p/236356#M775 <P>for my mom's Acer Chromebook C710? &nbsp;She was asking because she knows I have to have one on my Toshibia Windows 7.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Lisa</P> Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:08:38 GMT lisa4172 2014-04-11T17:08:38Z http://community.acer.com/t5/Chromebook/do-I-need-an-anti-virus-program/m-p/236356#M775 <P>for my mom's Acer Chromebook C710? &nbsp;She was asking because she knows I have to have one on my Toshibia Windows 7.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Lisa</P> Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:08:38 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/Chromebook/do-I-need-an-anti-virus-program/m-p/236356#M775 lisa4172 2014-04-11T17:08:38Z http://community.acer.com/t5/Chromebook/do-I-need-an-anti-virus-program/m-p/237322#M780 <P>Hello Lisa,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The Chrome OS comes with some built in antivirus which is automatically updated by the Google team. You can read more about it here. <A href="https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177870?hl=en" target="_blank">https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177870?hl=en</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>In my opinion the short answer is, no, you don't need anti virus with the information above. Also, Chrome OS is significantly different that a Windows or Android OS. This makes it much harder for a virus to infect your system.</P> Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:51:41 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/Chromebook/do-I-need-an-anti-virus-program/m-p/237322#M780 Acer-Cory 2014-04-14T16:51:41Z