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November 28, 2014
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got a Lenovo G50-70 computer running windows 8.1. Got a pop up says Adobe Air needs to be updated asks when do you want to update. Is this legitimate? I'm worried about viruses, worms. thanks.

  • November 28, 2014
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The popup says An Adobe AIR update is ready to be installed.

I'm not sure it's really a message from Adobe.

I may not have any need to use AIR if it was installed on my computer by Lenovo or Windows 8.1.

My last computer had a popup that was, I think, a worm which told me I needed to update Flash Player Pro.

So, I'm nervous now about popup messages. I wish all legitimate programs could have options to Automatically install updates.

Can someone tell me if the popup sounds legitimate? Some programs give you a third option of No Thanks but this one just has a box to click for Update Now and a box for Update Later.

Thanks.

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January 21, 2015

Shouldn't be a problem.  Just like Windows Update, Adobe AIR needs to update itself periodically.  Just click Update Now to update to the latest version.