MA1L1NG
Apprentice
26-03-2021 05:20 PM
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Can somebody tell me if I need antivirus with S7+ tablet?
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Shazzkid
Troubleshooter
26-03-2021 05:57 PM - last edited 26-03-2021 05:58 PM
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No, none needed at all on android devices, they are pretty locked down to begin with, and the built in security is enough.
Unless you go around sideloading suspicious apks, you'll be fine.
If you do lots of silly stuff and start to suspect you've infected your device, you can always download a couple of free antiviruses then and run a scan on each of them, then uninstall them after.
There's no reason anyone needs a permanent 3rd party antivirus running periodic scans and idling 24/7 on a modern smart phone.
Unless you go around sideloading suspicious apks, you'll be fine.
If you do lots of silly stuff and start to suspect you've infected your device, you can always download a couple of free antiviruses then and run a scan on each of them, then uninstall them after.
There's no reason anyone needs a permanent 3rd party antivirus running periodic scans and idling 24/7 on a modern smart phone.
antikythera
Black Belt
27-03-2021 12:45 AM
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To further expand on Shazzkid's comment you actually have two installed already. One via Samsung Knox which is powered by McAfee and also Google Play Protect
MA1L1NG
Apprentice
28-03-2021 05:47 PM
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Thank you for responding, I just wandered if I needed to renew my Norton antivirus. 👍
