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<blockquote data-quote="AlanOstaszewski" data-source="post: 785049" data-attributes="member: 64646"><p>I have heard that there is also Ransomware for Chromebooks. In order not to get this ransomware and to keep your own data, you have to be careful not to throw the Chromebook out of your window... Otherwise all data is gone.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>"Bad guys can get away with a lot of bad stuff, including stealing user data, phishing for passwords, hijacking CPU power for the purpose of a botnet or cryptomining, and more, all without admin permissions. The same is true on Chrome OS."</strong></p><p></p><p>No wonder. It's a laptop with an Internet browser. Everyone who uses an Internet browser is exposed to these dangers (as well as Linux users, they are not protected from phishing sites).</p><p></p><p><strong>"Since there is, definitively, already malware that can affect Chromebooks, it's reasonable to install antivirus software on a Chromebook."</strong></p><p>Yes and I guess MalwareBytes for Android/ChromeOS will protect me best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlanOstaszewski, post: 785049, member: 64646"] I have heard that there is also Ransomware for Chromebooks. In order not to get this ransomware and to keep your own data, you have to be careful not to throw the Chromebook out of your window... Otherwise all data is gone. [B] "Bad guys can get away with a lot of bad stuff, including stealing user data, phishing for passwords, hijacking CPU power for the purpose of a botnet or cryptomining, and more, all without admin permissions. The same is true on Chrome OS."[/B] No wonder. It's a laptop with an Internet browser. Everyone who uses an Internet browser is exposed to these dangers (as well as Linux users, they are not protected from phishing sites). [B]"Since there is, definitively, already malware that can affect Chromebooks, it's reasonable to install antivirus software on a Chromebook."[/B] Yes and I guess MalwareBytes for Android/ChromeOS will protect me best. [/QUOTE]
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