Windows Live OneCare
Discontinued Microsoft security software / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Windows Live OneCare (previously Windows OneCare Live, codenamed A1) was a computer security and performance enhancement service developed by Microsoft for Windows. A core technology of OneCare was the multi-platform RAV (Reliable Anti-virus),[1] which Microsoft purchased from GeCAD Software Srl in 2003,[2] but subsequently discontinued.[3] The software was available as an annual paid subscription, which could be used on up to three computers.
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Final release | 2.5.2900.30
/ 6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) |
Operating system | Windows XP, Windows Vista |
Platform | IA-32 and x86-64 |
Type | |
License | Trialware |
Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archive index) |
On 18 November 2008, Microsoft announced that Windows Live OneCare would be discontinued on 30 June 2009 and will instead be offering users a new free anti-malware suite called Microsoft Security Essentials to be available before then. However, virus definitions and support for OneCare would continue until a subscription expires.[4] In the end-of-life announcement, Microsoft noted that Windows Live OneCare would not be upgraded to work with Windows 7 and would also not work in Windows XP Mode.[5]