do I need an antivirus for my area

Do I need an antivirus on my pc to Surface

Hello Carolyn,

In a Word, no. RT of Windows don't don't need a 3rd party antivirus program (and can not install anyway), protection is built into the platform (Windows Defender, which contains the Security Essentials antivirus engine) as well as the RT operating system that can not run traditional Win32 (x 86) programs and has limited support for plug-ins - both are common for malware attack vectors and viruses.

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