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Originally Posted by ejp52
Picked up an ASUS chrome book on Amazon prime day and wondering if I need Norton or other protection?
Have Malware on my other computers, and have 1 more subscription to use.
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I finally ditched my Asus Chromebook. Wow was it ever sloooow! Using Chrome for the Internet lets Google track everything no matter how deep you go into the settings and tweak your privacy settings. The disappearing scroll bar is a pain. Chromebooks have a myriad of annoying quirks too numerous to mention in detail. And did I mention how slow the Chrome browser is?
I got a new and inexpensive (less than $300) HP laptop with Windows 11 and what a difference not to mention having the advantage of a full fledged computer with a hard drive. The big change is being able to use Firefox as a browser which is wicked fast and really does block tracking and does a good job at also blocking ads and pop ups. I switched to using DuckDuckGo as my search engine and that put an end to the targeted ads following every search I used to make on Google. I was originally a big fan of all things Google but no more. I would not take another Chromebook even if it was free.
About Norton and similar programs; They will really slow down the computer. I have not used any anti-virus or firewalls in the last 20 years on either PC's or Chromebooks and have never had a virus. It's all about marketing; first create a fear and then sell you the solution.