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Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

smoky22 — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 03:48:41 GMT

I just bought a Kindle Fire 7 and would like some advice on whether or not I need virus protection on it. And if so, what.

I never had virus protection on my old kindle fire but only used it at home. I plan to take the new one on a trip with me and will probably use public wifi.

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dharts — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 03:56:58 GMT

Do you think only public wifi is dangerous??!! You need virus protection for anything you do online, whether it's at home or away. You can get anti-virus software that includes protection for mutlitple devices, including your tablets phones and computers. Norton and Trend Micro offer this. I'm sure a lot of other vendors have the same. AVG has a free one for tablets, I believe. You are NOT safe when online only at home.

Re: Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

smoky22 — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:44:45 GMT

@dharts sorry to be so stupid. I have virus protection on my other devices. Wasn't sure about a kindle fire. On my old kindle fire, I only used it as an ereader.

I'll look into AVG, but being an Amazon product I wondered if there was something specific out there that was better for it.

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Nuttmeg — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:06:56 GMT

Just go to Amazon and download the app from the app store.

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smoky22 — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:42:57 GMT

@Nuttmeg thank you so much for your help. I tried to get it just by going to the internet and it wouldn't download. I needed to go to the Amazon App store as you suggested. However, I downloaded Malwarebytes instead. Do I still need AVG?

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apple1964 — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:11:48 GMT

@smoky22 wrote:
@Nuttmeg thank you so much for your help. I tried to get it just by going to the internet and it wouldn't download. I needed to go to the Amazon App store as you suggested. However, I downloaded Malwarebytes instead. Do I still need AVG?

Hello smokey, I have Norton on my fire its free and I have everything I need ... I still think if I did not have Norton I would get AVG on my tablet. How do you like your kindle? I just brought a couple of months ago the fire 5th generation and love it. Hope your enjoying yours.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 01:49:10 GMT

I had Trend on my Kindle Fire as part of my virus protection package for all of my devices, but my Fire is too old and the program doesn't work on it anymore.

I am only using my Fire as a reader now adn will buy a newer Fire next month

Re: Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

kcladyz — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 02:59:00 GMT

you can get free virus protection apps but I never ever had a virus on a tablet and I am a heavy comuter user.

I read an article they do not need antivirus.

This is what i found online: "The Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD do not need antivirus or malware protection because they are not “proliferation-friendly” devices, run a custom version of Android, and cannot multi-task, and therefore are not (yet) being targeted by hackers."

I had used AVG on most of my tablets but for my fire I almost never use it other than reading.

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itiswhatitis — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 03:40:39 GMT

I highly recommend you look into some sort of virus/malware protection. Depending on what you do with your Kindle is what determines your vulnerability. If you use it for banking, purchasing and things of that nature you NEED protection.

These devices indeed can become infected just like a computer can. Say you open an email that is problematic.....you will need something to block spam, clean up any mess if it causes one and more.

YES you need virus and/or malware protection.

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smoky22 — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:25:57 GMT

Thanks to everyone for the responses. After having the Kindle Fire 7 for a couple of weeks I'm finding that I use it mainly as an ereader and for the games.

@apple1964 In some ways I prefer the Fire to the Voyage as an ereader (go figure, the voyage was almost 4 times as much ). For one thing, the book covers are in color and look more like real books.

I also got 6 months free of The Washington Post and find myself reading those articles quite a bit, but I don't think I'd pay for the subscription.

I also like that the Fire 7 came with Alexa, but I took it on a trip recently and found that my smartphone was actually more useful (for maps, etc.).

Re: Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

dharts — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 02:39:36 GMT

Smokey, Malwarebytes is more of a supplement to regular anti-virus software. I use it along with my security software, not in place of it. And I don't care what any article says, anything that uses the Internet should have anti-virus protection.

As far as ereaders vs tablet for reading, if you have any vision issues you'd see plainly the benefits of an ereader, which isn't backlit (shining a light directly into your eyes) like a tablet. Ereaders also have much better, easier on the eyes, text. If you don't have any vision issues, I'd use whatever you prefer. I use my ereader for reading books and I'm a total Kindle reading junky. I do prefer a tablet for magazines or heavily illustrated books like cookbooks.

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smoky22 — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 20:42:44 GMT

@dhart Thank you for the response. I know you're right about having anti-virus software. I haven't dowloaded AVG yet, and actually I was trying to decide between AVG and Avast. I'm leaning towards Avast.

As far as ereaders go, I don't notice much difference in the lighting of my Kindle Voyage to the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire seems crisper to me (and I do have vision issues). Even so, I usually read on my Voyage (because it's lighter). I never read in the dark, and maybe that's why I don't notice much difference in the lighting between the two devices.

I appreciate that you took the time to let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks!

Re: Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

apple1964 — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:53:15 GMT

@smoky22 wrote:
Thanks to everyone for the responses. After having the Kindle Fire 7 for a couple of weeks I'm finding that I use it mainly as an ereader and for the games.

@apple1964 In some ways I prefer the Fire to the Voyage as an ereader (go figure, the voyage was almost 4 times as much ). For one thing, the book covers are in color and look more like real books.

I also got 6 months free of The Washington Post and find myself reading those articles quite a bit, but I don't think I'd pay for the subscription.

I also like that the Fire 7 came with Alexa, but I took it on a trip recently and found that my smartphone was actually more useful (for maps, etc.).

Glad your enjoying the fire5 I love mine use it more then the Ipad2 and 3 that I have. Check out the "underground" application it has a lot of free games, books and music. God bless and have a good day!

Re: Do I Need Virus Protection On My Kindle Fire 7

ChynnaBlue — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:04:04 GMT

@smoky22 wrote:
@dhart Thank you for the response. I know you're right about having anti-virus software. I haven't dowloaded AVG yet, and actually I was trying to decide between AVG and Avast. I'm leaning towards Avast.

As far as ereaders go, I don't notice much difference in the lighting of my Kindle Voyage to the Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire seems crisper to me (and I do have vision issues). Even so, I usually read on my Voyage (because it's lighter). I never read in the dark, and maybe that's why I don't notice much difference in the lighting between the two devices.

I appreciate that you took the time to let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks!

AVG and Avast are both good. I've used both on my PC and think either would be a good choice.

I think the Fire apps are free, so download one, try it out, delete it, download the other, try it out, then decide which one you want to keep based on which is easier to use.

Even if you only read books, you have an Amazon account with a password and linked credit card on the device, so virus protection is smart.

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Sandswepte — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:09:58 GMT

When my Washington Times expired they sent me an offer to get it for another 6 months for $1.00.

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smoky22 — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 03:38:29 GMT

@Sandswept wrote:
When my Washington Times expired they sent me an offer to get it for another 6 months for $1.00.

@SandswepteWow. That's a good deal. I really like reading their news.