A subscription service from Microsoft that provides a one-stop source for protection against malware (viruses, spam, spyware), system maintenance (disk cleanup, defragmentation, etc.) and backup and recovery. The beta program for OneCare, introduced without the Windows Live prefix, was released in 2006 to U.S. subscribers. OneCare is expected to be discontinued in 2009 in favor of a free anti-malware suite, code named "Morro."
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- Blog posts 2009-09-29
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
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- Blog posts 2009-06-18
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- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
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- Blog posts 2009-04-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
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- Discussion threads 2009-02-06
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- Discussion threads 2008-12-14
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- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
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- Discussion threads 2008-11-20
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