Peter H. Gregory

“The people who wrote viruses knew they had to stay one step ahead; they developed ways to make their viruses more difficult…

— Peter H. Gregory

“virus writers lack the basic social and moral values and the “well-formed consciousness” that are the hallmarks of civilized modern societies.”

— Peter H. Gregory

“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:…

— Peter H. Gregory

“Viruses don’t just happen; people write them deliberately.”

— Peter H. Gregory

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

— Peter H. Gregory

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

— Peter H. Gregory

“The antivirus program will not wake up your computer if it isn’t running — but if it’s already running, then it doesn’t…

— Peter H. Gregory

“Virus writers are, sociologically, not much different from taggers who spray cryptic symbols on walls, or even the “unofficial” graffiti artists: they…

— Peter H. Gregory

“No legitimate corporations will ask you to send them sensitive information via e-mail.”

— Peter H. Gregory

“If the virus that infected your computer deleted one or more of your files, and you don’t have copies of those files…

— Peter H. Gregory

“Check, double-check, and triple-check that you’re deleting the correct branch! This is very dangerous territory!”

— Peter H. Gregory

“The Registry is a special database in the computer that contains a multitude (literally thousands) of configuration settings used by Windows and…

— Peter H. Gregory

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

— Peter H. Gregory

“Be careful, and go slowly. Computers are intolerant of mistakes; they do just what you tell them to do, not what you…

— Peter H. Gregory

“the older versions of Windows that —rumor has it — are equipped with the fabled “time to crash!” feature.”

— Peter H. Gregory

“A “better” biological virus — like a computer virus — will perhaps just make its host sick, but still well enough to…

— Peter H. Gregory

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

— Peter H. Gregory

“Three or four countries do have state-sponsored hackers. I shouldn’t name these countries by name, but many of them are known to…

— Peter H. Gregory