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OneCare Firewall: A Light-Weight Approach to a Heavy-Duty Problem
White Papers Since Microsoft released its Windows Live OneCare security kit, there has been much discussion as to how the product would benefit ordinary PC users and whether it really delivers on its mission of providing reliable, yet easy-to-use, PC...
[October 27, 2006, 1:00]
Microsoft: OneCare should not have been rolled out
News Microsoft has said that its OneCare security suite has "a problem" with the underlying antivirus code, and admitted that security is just "a little part of Microsoft". Microsoft apologised for the problems and has issued an update that has now been...
[March 16, 2007, 12:03]
OneCare gets spyware shield
News Microsoft on Thursday updated the preview version of its OneCare security software with anti-spyware technology, a slight name change and bug fixes. OneCare marks Microsoft's long-anticipated entry into the consumer antivirus market.
[March 10, 2006, 8:00]
OneCare in the community
Blog In it, our reporter Tom Espiner talked to a reasonably senior Microsoft security bloke about OneCare, part of the company's security thrust. We've heard a lot of things about OneCare, and some of them are very worrying.
[March 22, 2007, 10:02]
OneCare needs some nursing, Microsoft blogger says
Blog Jimmy Kuo over at the Security Research & Response team has posted a refreshingly straightforward blog, in which he acknowledges that the antivirus code in OneCare needs work. Kuo, who moved to Microsoft in the footsteps of fellow former McAfee...
[March 19, 2007, 11:38]
OneCare runs into tracking trouble
News Windows OneCare Live, freely available as a test version since 29 November, has been found to disable Absolute Software's Computrace LoJack, an application that functions like a homing device to help recover a laptop after theft.
[December 15, 2005, 9:20]
OneCare beta gets an upgrade
News As Microsoft prepares to let the general public test-drive its OneCare Live security subscription service, the company is adding features requested by current testers. OneCare now scans files received in MSN Messenger and enables users to scan...
[October 27, 2005, 9:35]
OneCare makes a splash
News Helped by low pricing, Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare landed the number two spot in sales at American stores in its debut month, according to The NPD Group. Online at Amazon.com, OneCare is available for only $19.99 (£10.56).
[August 14, 2006, 8:25]
OneCare opened for testing
News As promised, Microsoft has opened up the test for its forthcoming OneCare Live security subscription product to the general public. OneCare marks Microsoft's long-anticipated entry into the consumer antivirus space, which has been the domain of...
[November 30, 2005, 8:50]
OneCare makes a splash
Talkback How long does it take for Microsoft to sell Onecare in the UK. They rarely bother translating the US version into UK English so why is it takeing them so long to sell it here?
[August 14, 2006, 12:32]
Microsoft makes OneCare free, for some
News As Microsoft prepares to roll out its Windows Live OneCare security product, it is offering some people the $49.95-a-year (£30 per year) service for free. On Tuesday, Microsoft sent email invitations to a select number of people who have been...
[April 26, 2006, 9:25]
The slow poison of OneCare
Leader A week ago, we reported that Microsoft's OneCare Live security package had failed in a fundamental and exceptionally worrying fashion. Perhaps the problems are being fixed, but all the signs are that OneCare is a project in massive internal...
[March 16, 2007, 16:13]
Symantec challenge to OneCare faces delay
News Word of the delay comes as Microsoft is starting to ship its Windows Live OneCare security product and a day after McAfee announced its Falcon project for new, integrated consumer security software, slated for delivery this summer.
[June 1, 2006, 13:25]
Windows OneCare Live Beta 2 review
Reviews Microsoft has opened testing of its all-in-one technical support service for Windows XP SP2, known as OneCare Live Beta 2, to the general public. The OneCare service includes Microsoft antivirus protection, a two-way firewall (Windows XP SP2...
[February 10, 2006, 11:40]
They killed Clippy... is OneCare next?
Blog Strangely absent from the story of Madeline the CEO is her uncomfortable encounter with OneCare, the bumbling, partially-sighted yet amusingly-named security ogre. For those who thought our recent editorial comment on OneCare was a bit harsh on...
[March 16, 2007, 12:06]
Testers get their hands on OneCare
News Selected software testers are getting a look at OneCare Live, Microsoft's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. Microsoft announced its plans for OneCare in May, and last month it invited people to register for the first beta release of...
[July 21, 2005, 9:25]
Microsoft looking for OneCare testers
News Microsoft has begun soliciting testers for OneCare Live, the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. This new service will be entering its beta testing phase in a few weeks," the company said on its OneCare Web site.
[June 21, 2005, 9:25]
Microsoft OneCare gets a bashing
Talkback My first reaction is that charging for OneCare is a bad idea. If Microsoft didn't charge for this proposed service, then it is highly likely that they would get sued for anti comepitive practices. This is like saying MS is obligated to relase...
[May 13, 2005, 21:00]
Microsoft looking for OneCare testers
Talkback Surely someone at Microsoft must have realised how close "OneCare" is to the Word What a name! W*NK*R ! Someone, please email Bill!
[June 21, 2005, 14:05]
Microsoft looking for OneCare testers
Talkback I think it's a long time since anyone at M$ realised anything - it does however give us a new nickname for billy gates - Willy OneCare and the [hmmm.factory. Advertising for onecare testers - I saw a sperm bank the other day with a similar advert...
[June 21, 2005, 22:16]
