Windows Live OneCare
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), which Microsoft purchased from GeCAD Software Srl in 2003, but subsequently discontinued. The software was available as an annual paid subscription, which could be used on up to three computers.
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) |
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. 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.