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    I'm dying why is onecare going away. After having Norton and Mcafee, I was so happy that I found onecare. I was in control of my computer not Norton or mcafee. Any ideas which other program will work as well as onecare????????????Thanks for answering
    • Moved by Rob KochModerator Friday, November 6, 2009 5:29 AM Not AV specific (From:Windows Live OneCare Anti-Virus)
    Friday, November 6, 2009 2:21 AM

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    Take a look at the following for general OneCare End of Life Guidance.

    http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onecaregeneral/thread/81996436-edad-41ba-bdfc-02fc094e2ca9

    At the end of that are links to Microsoft Security Essentials, which is replacing OneCre as anti-malware only.  It doesn't include backup, firewall or the Hub/Circle features, but it is complete protection form malware, just like OneCare was.

    I have moved your post to the General Forum since it isn't specifically about an antivirus issue.

    Rob
    Friday, November 6, 2009 5:37 AM
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    Thanks Rob  I don't know which av to chose there are so many....avg?  kapersky? too many choices
    Friday, November 6, 2009 4:32 PM
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    Thanks Rob  I don't know which av to chose there are so many....avg?  kapersky? too many choices

    If you have been happy with OneCare, when the subscription expires, try Microsoft Security Essentials - based on the same core as Wndows Live OneCare. It is free and has been quite well received since its release.
    http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

    -steve
    ~ Microsoft MVP Windows Live ~ Windows Live OneCare| Live Mesh|MS Security Essentials Forums Moderator ~
    Friday, November 6, 2009 5:54 PM
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