“if there’s any software you need to be comfortable with, it’s your antivirus software. It’s a lot like automobile tires or insurance: Reliability and performance are not optional”

“Buying antivirus software is like buying insurance: It’s important to make a good choice now just in case you need the assistance later.”

“It’s more important to install your antivirus software correctly than quickly”

“The antivirus program will not wake up your computer if it isn’t running — but if it’s already running, then it doesn’t need to be awakened.”

“data files aren’t executable, and viruses have to be executed. It’s safest to say that viruses hide only in executable program files.”

“It’s usually a good idea to restart the computer after changing the registry, as many changes do not take effect until restarting the computer.”

“If the virus that infected your computer deleted one or more of your files, and you don’t have copies of those files elsewhere, they may be irretrievably gone”