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Is my computer at risk of being hacked when using public Wi-Fi?

I'm sitting at a cafe, using their public Wi-Fi. I don't go on sensitive sites; I basically go to a music site and listen to a live stream, for which there's no login. I don't check my email or visit any password-protected sites. Some rare times, I visit Stack Overflow, for which I'm automatically logged in. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit with AVG Internet Security.

  1. Can someone hack into my computer and see/download my files?

  2. Is there anything risky about what I'm doing?

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