Computer Annoyance

You know all that stuff that comes up on your computer when you first log on?  The stuff you just ignore and close?  That stuff that just really annoys you when you just want to get to what you logged on to do?  Well, apparently it's really important stuff.  Like antivirus software that says you need to update or else...Why should you need to update anyway?  I mean, don't people have better things to do than hack other people's computers so they have to be annoyed with updating pointless (ok, we learned that it's not so pointless) antivirus software?  You may have guessed that I got a virus on my computer.  That was more annoying than the update reminders.  Lesson learned.  Fortunately, my wonderful husband was able to download the most recent Avast and our computer was restored to its former glory.  Hallelujah!