Can my PC protect an Android tablet?

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[Cybertooth]

About a year ago, our newspaper stopped using their own delivery people to drop the paper on the driveway, and began sending it to us via the U.S. Postal Service. I don’t know whether it’s USPS personnel or the people taking the papers to the Post Office but, ever since then, the paper delivery has been highly unreliable—close to half the time, the paper arrives either a day or two after the publication date, or not at all.

As a result, we are considering switching to an all-digital subscription and are looking at purchasing a fairly large Android tablet (12″ screen) to more comfortably read the news on the actual day it’s published.

So here’s the question. This tablet would remain exclusively at home. It would connect to the Internet only via a Windows 10 mobile hotspot. Do we need to get AV protection specifically for the Android tablet, or does the PC’s own security protect the tablet as we browse to and on the newspaper’s website?

Thanks in advance for any insights/information/tips.

 

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The PC providing the hot spot does not protect the tablet.

Luckily tablets are inherently safer than PCs because every app runs in its own sandbox, but you may still be vulnerable to the usual spam / phish / malware exploits. These are simple to avoid, don’t respond or install anything.
As long as you just use it for basic needs, I don’t think you need to add extra protection – I don’t on mine.

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Thanks, Paul. We definitely won’t be using the tablet for anything more than reading the paper and possibly doing some Web surfing (such as to look up an actor or movie on the IMDB while we’re watching TV).

But, just to make sure: it would not be accurate to say that the PC’s AV and firewall provide protection to the tablet that’s running off the PC’s hotspot? Since the tablet’s Internet traffic goes through the PC, I was wondering whether this traffic might be covered by the protection layers that are on the PC.

 

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Looking around I did not see a direct answer for an AV protected Win 10 with an Android tablet using the PC hotspot.

Only other thing I can think of is see about getting your tablet protected with either your existing AV protection by adding the device to your plan, or pick up on a simple standalone type AV for your Android tablet. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help.

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Have you considered: Google for  “windows project to android tablet” which shows among other things:

How to mirror PC to Android [5 ways]

Option 1. AnyViewer.
Option 2. AirDroid Cast.
Option 3. ApowerMirror.
Option 4. Chrome Remote Desktop.
Option 5. Microsoft Remote Desktop.

from Top 5 Easy Ways to Mirror PC to Android [Free] – AnyViewer

and also Screen mirroring and projecting to your PC or wireless display

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Cybertooth wrote:

I was wondering whether this traffic might be covered by the protection layers that are on the PC

I don’t think the PC firewall is involved in the hotspot. The AV is definitely not involved.

Your internet router is already limiting the bad guys and the Android system does more limiting so there is no requirement for the PC to do extra.

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There are at least several security software suites which protect most all of one’s devices. With mine I can add other devices within the existing cost of my subscription.  https://www.tomsguide.com/best-picks/best-internet-security-suites

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