will installing java in a macbook pro compromise my security?

See more like this to the right

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4725619?answerId=20976583022#20976583022

you can always run an antivirus (Can of worms opening)

Sophos free for home use

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-mac-home-ed ition.aspx

or ClamXAV free from app store

http://www.java.com/en/security/

also read

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573

Cori27t wrote:

Will installing java to play the pogo games on my macbook pro compromise my security?

Not currently, but Java does have a long list of un-patched vulnerabilities that malware developers could find a way to exploit at any time, so you should carefully manage the sites that you activate it for. Keep an eye on this page to learn of any new threat.