Answer:
1.) Regedit
2.) C:\System Volume Information\_ Restore folder
3.) Turn off System Restore, reboot the computer, turn System Restore back on.
4.) The software looks for running processes that don't match up with the underlying program filename, and the software compares files, registry entries, and processes provided by the OS to the list it generates from the raw data.
5.) Rootkit revealer and backlight
6.) Because there are probably updates that are not included on the installation disk, so there will be viruses, etc. that will not be detected.
7.) Users are less likely to be tricked by a virus masquerading as pictures or web link
8.) might cause Task Manager to display a different name for this process
9.) Spyware is software that installs itself on your computer to spy on you, Adware produces all those unwanted popup ads. It is secretly installed when you download and install shareware or freeware.
10.) wscript.exe
11.) any event or action that could cause a loss or damage to computer hardware, software, data, information, or processing capability
12.) Backup utility for Home Edition is not included by default. It must be installed manually. Go to \VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP and double-click the Ntbackup.msi.
13.) Fire Fox
14.) Windows Live Mail and Hotmail by Microsoft eudora by qualcomm and thunderbird by mozilla
15.) .js, .jse, .vbe, .vbs, and .wsf
16.) Because Internet Explorer is the most popular browser so people send malware to it more often than other lesser popular browsers