Restart to finish install, having never been notified of a new update

[RetiredChief]

As I was doing other things, I got a Malwarebytes popup informing me that I needed to restart the computer to finish installing an update. I have seen that popup before, but always and only after having been notified of the availability of an update and accepting that. This normal sequence of events did not take place today; the only contact I had with the update was when I was  told to restart.

There was an update installed today, according to MWB Settings/About: Version 4.2.3.96, update Package Version 1.0.33104, Component Package Version 1.0.1112.

If you have any unused notifications of the availability of this update, perhaps you could send one to me for my collection of whatever a collection of such things might be....

 

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[Porthos]

52 minutes ago, RetiredChief said:

As I was doing other things, I got a Malwarebytes popup informing me that I needed to restart the computer to finish installing an update. I have seen that popup before, but always and only after having been notified of the availability of an update and accepting that. This normal sequence of events did not take place today; the only contact I had with the update was when I was  told to restart.

What are your settings here?

 

[AllHailShronk]

I just had that same thing happen. Auto update is on. Should I go ahead and restart?

[Porthos]

Just now, AllHailShronk said:

Should I go ahead and restart?

Yes

[AllHailShronk]

Sweet, Thanks Porthos  

[RetiredChief]

18 hours ago, Porthos said:

What are your settings here?

 

Thank you: That setting had been changed, not  by me but by the well-known setting changer. I don't know how nor why it was changed, but the setting has now been reverted to the way I have always had it set.