A few days ago I answered a phone call from my mother, who was in a semi-frantic state because her Chromebook was screaming bloody murder at her. Having worked with Chromebooks for many years, I was shocked by the state of hers. Her Chromebook was chock-full of malware and God only knows what else. Chromebooks don’t get viruses and malware often because ChromeOS has robust security features like automatic updates, data encryption, sandboxing, and so on — not to mention that the entire thing revolves around a browser, rather than running local programs. However, it does happen from time to time…