Neowin News Feed for: Onecare

OneCare was not a failure, Microsoft exec says

Chakkaradeep Chandran — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:01:37 +0000

Critics asserting that Windows Live OneCare didn't succeed on its own have got it wrong, according to Microsoft's chief security advisor for the EMEA region. Roger Halbheer, in a blog posting on Monday, said... Read more...

Microsoft to launch Equipt on 20th October

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:11:47 +0000

This week Microsoft UK has announced that they will release Equipt on the 20th October in the UK. Equipt is the all-in-one subscription service of essential Microsoft software and services. Microsoft have pulled together their... Read more...

OneCare places 16th in antivirus test, 13th in spyware.

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:56:41 +0000

Virus Bulletin this month released the results of a major comparative of the latest security products, covering a range of metrics. These include detection rates over various types of malware, false positive rates, scanning speed,... Read more...

11 OEMs, including Sony, Toshiba to pre-install OneCare.

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:09:59 +0000

To address the growing security and management needs of today's new PC user, Microsoft is working with 11 original equipment manufacturers, including Sony Corporation of America and Toshiba Asia Pacific to preinstall trial subscriptions of... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare 2.5 beta ending, perpetual beta begins.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:23 +0000

According to sources, following the official release of the final version of Windows Live OneCare 2.5, Microsoft sent out a flurry of e-mails to its testers. First off, the software giant reminded its testers that... Read more...

Office subscription service ready to go

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:50:30 +0000

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that Circuit City will be the first to offer a new Office subscription service, first known by its 'Albany' code name and now dubbed 'Equipt'. The purpose of this system is... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2500.22 Beta

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:02:15 +0000

Introducing Windows Live OneCare, the all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft. It works quietly in the background on your computer, so you don't have to worry about nasty interruptions from viruses, spyware, hackers, and... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2500.10

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:08:22 +0000

Microsoft's OneCare 2.0 due next week

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:06:00 +0000

Microsoft plans to release a major update to its Windows Live OneCare security suite next week, according to online retailer Amazon.com. Amazon has already begun accepting orders for OneCare 2.0, which it says will ship... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare 2.0.2500.10 Beta

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:08:19 +0000

Windows Live OneCare changes Automatic Updates

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:07:56 +0000

Amid reports that Windows Live OneCare changes settings in Windows Update to allow for automatic installation of important updates, the official word from Microsoft is that this is by design. When first installing OneCare, the... Read more...

Live OneCare Home Page Crashes Internet Explorer 7 x64

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:33:39 +0000

So I'm sitting here trying to get the Windows Live OneCare version 1.6 story up on the front page, and I can't figure out why Internet Explorer 7 keeps crashing. I've never ever seen it... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare 1.6

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:55:38 +0000

After discussion last week that Windows Live OneCare 1.6 had been released, it is now available to all users from onecare.live.com. Users already running OneCare will be upgraded over the next few weeks, however you... Read more...

OneCare Receives VB100 Award

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:07:54 +0000

We're pleased to report that Windows Live OneCare just received the VB100 award from Virus Bulletin. This award comes on the heels of OneCare's recent re-certification from West Coast Labs and the ICSA Labs.... Read more...

OneCare Activation Explained

Sat, 26 May 2007 17:22:13 +0000

Our customers have a lot of questions about OneCare activation and want to know exactly what it is all about. We commonly hear feedback from customers who say that activation is only for the... Read more...

Microsoft concedes: OneCare antivirus software 'not stellar'

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:29:39 +0000

Microsoft Corporation yesterday acknowledged poor test results of its OneCare antivirus software, but promised it would do better by paying more attention to malware actually in the wild. Earlier this month, AV Comparatives, a non-profit... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare place last in anti-virus evaluation

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:17:13 +0000

Anti-virus researcher Andreas Cleminti, owner of Innsbruck, Austria-based AV Comparatives Web site posts quarterly results of tests that compare the top anti-virus products against a dynamic list of nearly half a million individual pieces of... Read more...

Amazon: Norton 360 price will be nearly triple OneCare

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:38:32 +0000

Amazon.com has begun taking orders for Norton 360, Symantec's consumer all-in-one security suite and competitor to Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and McAfee's Total Protection. According to Amazon's website, Norton 360 will now ship March 16... Read more...

Microsoft OneCare fails virus test

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:08:54 +0000

Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security suite has failed a test to detect or stop 37 malicious programs on Windows Vista. Independent security certification body Virus Bulletin tested 15 security suites on Windows Vista against a... Read more...

Next Release of OneCare Won't Support Vista x64

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:52:48 +0000

Peter GalliWhen Microsoft announced that it was ready to roll out Windows Live OneCare version 1.5 to coincide with the general release of Windows Vista, it omitted one important fact: the product will not support... Read more...

Windows OneCare Update Coming Worldwide January 30

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:42:32 +0000

Windows Live OneCare includes antivirus, antispyware, two-way firewall and anti-phishing technology for all your security needs. It regularly defragments and cleans your hard disk drive, and also offers backup and restore functions. The new 1.5... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare v1.5 Released to Manufacturing

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:14:24 +0000

Thanks to SidVicious for posting this in BPN. Windows Live OneCare includes antivirus, antispyware, two-way firewall and anti-phishing technology for all your security needs. It regularly defragments and cleans your hard disk drive, and also... Read more...

OneCare Beta 1.5 just started

Ambroos Vaes — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 20:51:12 +0000

Just got mail from the OneCare team! The Windows Live OneCare Beta (v1.5) Begins Today!You are invited to the Windows Live OneCare Beta! Please follow the instructions below to install the Windows Live OneCare... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety public beta

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:42:32 +0000

A few weeks ago we announced that in addition to the full PC care subscription service you know and love, we were also beginning to make available other free services from Windows Live OneCare, including... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety Beta

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:30:41 +0000

After recently announcing that the Windows Live OneCare Beta, Microsoft's all-in-one PC security & maintenance software package, would soon be extended to non-US countries, Microsoft has just announced that a new Beta is about to... Read more...

Windows Live OneCare Released

Tom Warren — Wed, 31 May 2006 10:36:50 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled its highly anticipated security software suite - Windows Live OneCare. Carrying the Windows Live branding, OneCare is an all round PC care service from Microsoft. It works quietly in the background on... Read more...

Microsoft makes OneCare free for some

Tom Warren — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:34:45 +0000

Microsoft is preparing to roll out its Windows Live OneCare securityproduct, it is offering some people the $49.95-a-year service for free On Tuesday, Microsoft sent e-mail invitations to a select number ofpeople who have... Read more...

Microsoft prices and dates OneCare service

Steven Parker — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:07:23 +0000

Microsoft has revealed more details of its all-in-one PC care service dubbed OneCare Live. Already in beta, the subscription-based package will be officially released in the US in June from retailers and via the... Read more...

Microsoft's OneCare Firewall Draws Fire

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:01:40 +0000

The firewall component in Microsoft's Windows OneCare security bundle has holes, experts have warned. The security software, available in a public beta version, by default allows applications that use the Java Virtual... Read more...

OneCare Beta Updates M12 Milestone

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:24:33 +0000

Microsoft announces M12 milestone for OneCare. An email was sent out to all current beta testers notifying them of new updates and features in OneCare. The only downside was that all firewall policies... Read more...

Windows OneCare open beta

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:09:54 +0000

Thanks SkyyPunk for this post in the BPN forum. Dear Windows OneCare™ Beta Testers, First, a huge thanks to everyone for your great feedback and ideas! We've been hard at... Read more...

Windows Onecare Beta1 Screenshots

Neowin Staff — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:41:43 +0000

A Neowin reader has sent in screenshots of the recently released to beta testers, Windows Onecare. Onecare is billed by Microsoft as being 'built specifically for people who don't have the time... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Testers for OneCare Live

Sean Bradford — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:02:11 +0000

Microsoft has begun seeking beta testers for its OneCare Live service, which is the company's subscription antivirus and anti-spyware service. In a announcement Microsoft made, they plan to start testing this summer. "This new service... Read more...