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Microsoft Windows Live OneCare - anti-virus/ firewall/ antispyware/ tune-ups/ backup software

Mon, 2006-10-09 23:12 — maxx

For those of who may be in the market for anti-virus/firewall/antispyware/tune-ups/backup software you may be interested in the deal that Amazon (Online), CompUSA (in store sale) and Office Depot (in store sale) is having on Windows Live OneCare.

Here are the product features according to the Microsoft website:
Help get confidence and peace of mind. Windows Live OneCare is always on, working quietly in the background on your computer, helping protect your PC from viruses, spyware, hackers, and other unwanted intruders. It also goes beyond security, regularly backing up all your important files and automatically cleaning up and tuning up your PC to help keep it running at top speed.

Your OneCare service comes with:

Antivirus
Removes viruses, worms, and Trojan horses
Scans and cleans attachments, downloads, and other files
Updates automatically to counteract new threats
Antispyware
Uses Windows® Defender to helps protect your PC against pop-ups, slow performance, and security breaches
Two-Way Firewall
Helps protect your PC from hackers when you send or receive data over the Internet
Updates continuously to block harmful applications
Performance Tune-ups
Automatically defragments your hard disk, cleans and compresses temporary files, and installs operating-system updates from Microsoft
Backup and Restore
Helps protect your files by regularly backing them up to a CD, DVD, or external hard drive

You get three licenses for $19.99 (Regulary $49.95). Yep! That works out to only about $6.67 per license. Not bad! :)