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    OneCare dead, but...

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by super_1919, Jan 16, 2009.

  1. super_1919

    super_1919 Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I bought my Vaio, I had a 90 day free version of OneCare.
    Now it's expired and I need new protections.
    I want to uninstall OneCare but I like the tune up and the back up functions.

    I want to know if you would recommend to simply turn off the antivirus/spyware and the firewall functions of OneCare and take new protection or to uninstall completely OneCare.

    Thanks.
     
    super_1919, Jan 16, 2009
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  2. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Unisntall it completely. It's going to be discontinued by MS.
     
    coolguy, Jan 16, 2009
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    prescott Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe you could list some of the features you liked about OneCare and we can help you find something else to replace them. ;)
     
    prescott, Jan 16, 2009
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  4. super_1919

    super_1919 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Okay! maybe the tune up section only :D

    this is what is does (its a direct transcript)

    remove unnecessary files
    defrags the disk
    checks for files needing backup (would be cool to have a backup utility)
    checks for needed security updates from microsoft (honestly, I thought windows vista would do that without onecare...so this one may be a gimmick)

    So what are the best alternatives for all of that?

    One last thing, after research on this site and others I was planning to get :
    antivirus : Avira AntiVir
    anti-adware and anti-spyware : superAntiSpyware
    Firewall : Comodo (It's seems this one doesn't come alone on the site anymore but with the entire suite)
    Malware : SpywareBlaster

    Good choice ? My biggest criteria is not to have systems hog.


    thanks
     
    super_1919, Jan 16, 2009
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  5. prescott

    prescott Notebook Consultant

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    prescott, Jan 16, 2009
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    For backup, you can also use the backup tool integrated into Windows Vista. Just open control panel and type backup into the search box at the top of the window. From there you'll be able to set up scheduled backups of your files.

    If your machine has Windows Vista Business or Ultimate, Vista Backup also allows you to create a disk image of your entire computer's state, right down to the wallpaper you had installed during the image creation. It's called CompletePC Backup, and it's a great way to ensure that you have yet another way to recover easily from a system crash.
     
    booboo12, Jan 17, 2009
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    Thanks for all
     
    super_1919, Jan 17, 2009
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  8. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Not exactly discontinued, they announced that they will make it free.
     
    stewie, Jan 19, 2009
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