Does it have any virus protection on it?
1802580
It came with free limted time protection , but I disabled it , I don't even use Windows browser , I downloaded Firefox and use Microsoft protection .It a great laptop , streams hdmi to tv beautiful , I really love it.
1802581
I don't remember, I guess it came with McAfee free by a month, as usual in almost all Asus laptops. Now I'm using AVG free. Luck.
1006084
I got brought it when i purchased my computer. Thankfully havent had any issues with the computer.
694012
I got one. It has virus. Really disappointed. I am not very happy with it. I accept and move on.
2218051
A lot of pop ups, malware and I think free security software for a period. We didn't use it because we use Norton. Be prepared to spend a few hours to clean it up before you can use it, unless they have changed since the first part of this year when we ordered it. I think (not sure) it also came with a wired keyboard and mouse (also didn't use), no monitor and no extra software. Power cable, but no other cables (like for a monitor, printer) Has wireless connectivity for Internet, printer etc.
1777778
It looks like the 2013 control panel with new features added. To be honest I turned most of the features off because it slowed my fast laptop (I7 3.2 ghz w/ 16 gbs ram 500 gb ssd win7)to a crawl. No viviruses yet. I have not found virus protection that did not slow down a pc. If you buy it tweak it till your comfortable with performance vs protection.
1960646
if you mean antivirus, just choose your preference, I downloaded AVG and it has worked perfectly ..
1048159
You are right that it has some sort of processor. I'm not sure what the brand is, but from the tech specs, I know it's a dual-core 600 MHz CPU. But processors are not what gets infected with viruses and other malware--it's operating systems. Once again, I don't know for sure what OS this thing is running, but I'd say there's a 99.9% chance it's running an embedded Linux distribution. The good news here is that Linux is NOT Microsoft Windows when it comes to viruses and such. It's hard to infect without user interaction (i.e., you intentionally compromising the device, or being tricked into doing so). If you use the cloud feature, it's not likely to be a virus magnet. That said, yes, Aunt Ida can get a document infected with a virus in her email, copy the doc to your NAS, and then a virus will be on your network. But that's the risk with pretty much anything that accepts files; she could have also forwarded you that email with the infection. Long story short, not much to worry about that your normal sane computing practices wouldn't already take care of.
899563
It comes with norton or mcafee, im not sure. I have a different software i use.
1984416
no nothing is built in but there are apps for that and some of them are free. . the major antivirus companies have paid apps that are good.
321790
What you have is the "Fake Virus Protection Trojan". Install a name-brand virus protection and it will take care of it (Symantec, McAfee, Zone Alarm).
1764312
Yes, part of the package is automatic updates to the system. All virus software MUST update frequently, or the latest problems will not be addressed.
1984418
Mr/Ms/Mrs Donovan, I dont think it does. I have downloaded AVG Free for Tablets and that works well with whatever virus protections my ISP offers.
2008267
no, but it's actually pretty good is an excellent laptop, I have not had any problems so far.
142909
It does not; I have not had any problem as 99% of software is available by download now. Very good computer!
362009
No extra software that really is important. Norton antivirus comes with it but it is a limited time free. Everything in the specs for hardware.
903850
according to literature, its for viruses. I returned mine and was informed that it was defective. I no longer own this unit
1197669
This unit doesn't require any additional virus protection software. The protection is built-in the OS with automatic updates.