A software update service for Windows originally from CyberMedia, Inc., Santa Monica, CA and folded into the McAfee antivirus and desktop optimization product line when Network Associates purchased CyberMedia in 1998. Oil Change analyzed your PC's applications and alerted you to bug fixes, free enhancements and other "goodies" you might want to download from the Internet
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- Blog posts 2008-08-20
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
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