Re: Windows OneCare Online (Beta)

From: "Scott D" <ScottD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

| I realize that OneCare has had its deficiencies. 20% is a bit of a cheap
| shot though. I seriously doubt that Microsoft will allow the product to
| languish, which is precisely why I took advantage of their $19.95 offer.
|
| I am curious as to what versions of the engine, definitions, and firewall
| were used in the test that you mentioned.
|
| I beleive that the following may be production releases rather than beta
| versions or release candidates. Although I speak with no authority on the
| matter.
|
| Current builds (4/29):
| OneCare: 1.0.0971.12
| AV defs.: 1.6.1412.11
| FW policy: 1.1.25.17
|
| As I said, OneCare seems to work well with any other malware scanners that
| tolerate its presence. I shall give it a year to prove itself, before
| thinking about giving it the boot (as I recently did with once faithful
| Snortin' Norton).
|
| Nevertheless, you will get no argument from me on Avast!, ESET, Kaspersky,
| Panda, or Trend. All offer excellent products for the money.

I used the wevb site; http://safety.live.com which shares the same signatures and Engine.
It does NOT provide details as to their respective versions.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm


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