AV enquiry for my sister

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linw

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#281291 9-Feb-2021 12:58

I know virtually nothing about IOS so apologise in advance! I am asking on behalf of my elderly sister who has an ipad.

She says her anti virus won't renew because it doesn't like Chrome. I am asking her for the AV name but, in the meantime, does she even need an AV program on an ipad?

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#2650387 9-Feb-2021 14:20

Ive never had AV on any apple device in the last 10 years. I wouldn't bother

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#2650432 9-Feb-2021 15:31

Wow. Delete the "antivirus".

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#2650433 9-Feb-2021 15:32

Smells like a scam IMO.

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linw

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#2650501 9-Feb-2021 17:22

Thanks, folks. I am embarrassed to say she didn't give me enough info and I assumed she was talking about her ipad. In fact, I find out she was talking about her husband's win 10 laptop.

I think he was using Internet Explorer so no bloody wonder eset nod32 complained!!

I am red-faced so don't be too hard on me.

Note to self - wait till get more details before making assumptions and embarrassing oneself. 😡

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#2650506 9-Feb-2021 17:33

i think the answer is still the same. uninstall the AV and the windows AV will (Should) take over.

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#2650672 9-Feb-2021 21:41

Yes, that's exactly what I advised.