Re: Reply: from Gail re: AVG dialog box on my computer

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 13:32:14 -0800
 >
 > Thanks, Robert, but now that I clicked on the link included in your email,
 > it recommends also (besides the included built-in Windows Defender
 > antivirus) to get MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.
 > Do I already have that when you installed Windows 10?

No.

 > or if not, should I
 > get it?

No.

 > And if so, how do I get it?

Don't get it.

 > The link article also said avoid
 > potentially dangerous plug-ins like Java. I don't know what a plug-in is,
 > but I believe I always have had Java with XP, Windows 7 and now Windows 10
 > as I always thought that was recommended to have.

If you use Firefox, it is disabled on each website and will ask you if you
want to enable it on a per-website basis.

 > My computer today had a
 > pop up dialog box I think about updating the Java I have, but then the
 > dialog box disappeared before I could click to update it.

It'll come up again -- don't worry about it.

 > So what do you
 > think about Java and should I update it as I thought I should if that dialog
 > box appears again?

You should definitely update it.  It's good to have.  As long as you use
Firefox and not Internet Explorer, you should be fine.  (Chrome completely
disables Java, so that's the safest of all.  But, then, some websites
won't work properly.)

 > I look forward to your reply hopefully today as Don is leaving for a week's
 > ski trip early tomorrow AM to Mammoth, and if there is something I'm
 > supposed to install, I would like his help with it as I have very little IT
 > knowledge as am just a computer user, not knowing much about what goes
 > inside the computer, etc.

No need to install anything.

 > Gail
 > 
 >  -----Original Message-----
 > From: Robert [http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert] 
 > Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2016 8:13 AM
 > To: Gail <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 > Cc: http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg; Donald <http://www.cox.net/~d8>
 > 
 > No, do not click it.  With Windows 10, there are very few reasons to have
 > anti-virus software in general (see
 > http://www.howtogeek.com/225385/what%E2%80%99s-the-best-antivirus-for-window
 > s-10-is-windows-defender-good-enough/ ), but you may as well keep the AVG
 > Free version.  If it's too confusing, just uninstall AVG.