Read our full LibreOffice review (opens in new tab). However, that time has been well spent and it's well optimized for use on the move, with easy access to documents stored on a networked drive, an FTP server, or cloud storage (opens in new tab) account. This takes some time, so it's a few versions behind the installable version of LibreOffice. Like many portable apps, LibreOffice Portable is made using open source (opens in new tab) code. The only thing missing is Charts – though you can create graphs and other visualizations using Calc. LibreOffice Portable includes almost all the programs from the installable version of LibreOffice: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawing), Math (formulas), and Base (databases). You’ll need an external drive if you want to carry it, but you can easily keep it in the cloud (Google Drives gives you a free 10GB to play with, and DropBox gives you 2GB). And while Windows Defender is very good, there's never any harm in double-checking your system using a third-party app like Malwarebytes.LibreOffice Portable is the largest of the portable apps here, but it's still amazingly compact considering it's a full office suite. You can actively scan for viruses by opening the Windows Security app on your PC, clicking Virus & threat protection, and selecting Quick scan. This is in addition to the anti-virus features built into apps like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Defender is one of the best anti-virus programs on the market, and should catch the overwhelming majority of viruses before they ever have a chance to reach you. Modern Windows users are lucky, because both Windows 10 and Windows 11 come pre-installed with Windows Defender. This means that even a couple of infected files can lead to a much slower computer. Instead of deleting your data, these viruses will just sit on your device and steal processing power ( often to mine for bitcoin).

And while we usually associate viruses with catastrophic computer failures, some viruses are more subtle. But malware, spyware, and other kinds of malicious software are still lurking out there, waiting for a computer to land on. You don't hear about computer viruses as often as you used to these days.

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