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Windows Live OneCare 2.0 beta due imminently

Microsoft is preparing to field a private beta of a new version of Windows Live OneCare, dubbed Windows Live OneCare 2.0Windows Live OneCare is Microsoft's all-in-one antivirus, antispyware, firewall, backup, maintenance subscription service that Microsoft launched in 2006. In January 2007, Microsoft released OneCare 1.5. Users have enountered various problems...

Tags: Windows Live, Security

Blog posts 2007-07-05

Microsoft quietly patches Windows Live OneCare to fix Outlook problems

Microsoft is not going to patch the latest version of its Windows Live OneCare service on March 13 to remedy Outlook compatibility issues, as a number of news and blog sites are reporting. The reason? Microsoft already issued the required OneCare patch with no fanfare on March 11. ...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, patch management, OneCare, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows Live, Windows Live OneCare, OneCare-Outlook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety beta

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety beta is, by any other name, a free, online parental control service. Microsoft conducted its own research and found that its survey group disliked the term "parental control" because the respondents didn't always identify with the word "parental" and the respondents didn't think what they...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Live, Windows Live OneCare, Windows Live OneCare Family Safety, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2006-08-30

Windows Live OneCare

If you run a home business or want your home desktop to receive 24/7 technical support, Windows Live OneCare may be the personal IT department option for you. But Microsoft is not alone: Symantec, McAfee, and other security vendors plan to offer similar online services by the fall of 2006....

Tags: Operating systems, Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows

Product reviews 2006-05-31

Microsoft launches its security service

CNET's Robert Vamosi looks at OneCareWindows Live OneCare provides a mini-IT department for those who want a managed service to provide virus protection, anti-spyware and firewalls. It is the first of many managed online security services to debut this year. Offerings from Symantec, McAfee and other established security vendors are...

Tags: security

Videos 2006-05-31

Additional Resources

My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer

With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials

Live OneCareI put Live OneCare on my Vista computer when Vista was new and cranky after my some of my crash problems traced back to the anti-virus I'd installed. I found Live OneCare to work well and be very light on the foot print. No doubt but I'll...

Tags: Internet Security Suite, Norton Co., MSE, Live OneCare, security, detection rate, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Microsoft Security Essentials available today

Microsoft has confirmed that it is releasing Microsoft Security Essentials, its free anti-malware product, today (September 29). The cut-down, basic anti-malware solution replaces Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full 2.0 update later this fall

Top iPhone appsHa ha, one of the visual search galleries is for iPhone apps, how ironic!BUT, Can We Block The Bing Cookies?One issue that is irritating me with MS is their disregard for me, and for every person who uses MS products. (No, I am not anti MS. However, I...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Bing, cookie, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Microsoft Security Essentials or Forefront: Which should a Windows user choose?

Free for business use?Interesting... According to this table, MCE can be used in servers (2008 R2) and, since there is nothing in contrary, it seems that is also free for use by businesses - most of the other free offerings (Avast, AVG...) are only free for non-commercial use.RE: Microsoft Security...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., MSE, Windows User, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.28 (Windows)

Windows Live OneCare helps keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, and other threats. This all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft works continuously, automatically, and quietly in the background to keep your valuable files protected and your PCs virus-free and working their best.The new version includes multi-PC and home...

Tags: PC, Home Network, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Wireless Security, Office Suites, Backups, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-27

Why Windows 7 should be free

Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off today

Microsoft Security Essentials beta to be capped at 75,000, kicks off todayLast I heard... *edited*OneCare had less false positives then all the other AV/AS software, and scored pretty high in tests.Assuming it's junk just because it's Microsoft kinda makes you look like a... fool.*Edited after realizing I had typed the...

Tags: Desktops, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Windows 7, public beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know

Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to knowHappy that the rumors about a "complete-in-the-cloud" service were falseThat was a complete non-starter for me. But it turned out to be false rumors. This is "just" a anti-virus/malare like the competition. Only that it's free.Anything which can help curb the infections,...

Tags: Microsoft Security Essentials, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need to know

Microsoft finally broke its silence about its Microsoft Security Essentials MSE -- a k a "Morro" -- June 18, after refusing for months to provide any real details on its planned free consumer security replacement to Windows Live OneCare. Here's what wannabe MSE testers and customers need to know. by...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tester, Security, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Will someone pull out the IE life support machine?

For those who don't live in the catchment area of the European Union, you're quite lucky. After spending a year of my academic career in a room for an hour each week with a bunch of highly politicised, fanatical and activist type students, constantly debating the point, need and will...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Tab, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Morro FUD ...

Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...

Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.24 (Windows)

Windows Live OneCare helps keep your PC safe from viruses, spyware, and other threats. This all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft works continuously, automatically, and quietly in the background to keep your valuable files protected and your PCs virus-free and working their best.The new version includes multi-PC and home...

Tags: PC, Home Network, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Wireless Security, Office Suites, Backups, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-05-21

Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways

Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus applications. Microsoft concludes that rogue security software is a big threat, lost and stolen equipment is a bigger issue than hacking...

Tags: Software, Trojan Horse, Microsoft Corp., Security Software, Win32/Renos, Win32/FakeSecSen, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-08

McAfee fails the Conficker test

McAfee fails the Conficker testReliable Security SourceWell... I skip McAffee entirely :) (even if they are "free" from Comcast). McAffee is in the same league as Norton - Sucks. VIPRE is the best Anti-virus/Anti-spyware solution I have found. More proof that a 'major' vendor can't be trusted to be a...

Tags: McAffee, VIPRE, McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-31