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 A screenshot of Windows Live OneCare 2.5.2900.30 | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Final release | 2.5.2900.30
/ 6 March 2010 |
| 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) |
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.
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]
- ^ Espiner, Tom (16 March 2007). "Microsoft: OneCare should not have been rolled out". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Microsoft to Acquire Antivirus Technology From GeCAD Software". News Center. Microsoft. 3 June 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Paul; Evers, Joris (11 June 2003). "Microsoft to kill popular Linux antivirus product". InfoWorld. IDG. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Microsoft Announces Plans for No-Cost Consumer Security Offering". News Center. Microsoft. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Windows Live OneCare End of Sale Guidance Page". Windows Live. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.