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Old 01-31-2008   #2 (permalink)
StephenB
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Re: All just marketing fluff or is it really that good?

"Richard Thompson" <richard@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>Ok, i've always believed that if something seems too good to be true it
>generally is too good to be true.
>
>After reading about OneCare and trying out the free online web scanner I was
>pleasantly surprised. I would like to know, from the people out there
>running Vista with scores of below 4 on their performance rating system,
>what OneCare does to their systems?
>
>Traditionally antivirus has had a major affect on system performance
>especially when combined with spyware detection, adware detection, firewall,
>etc. Now that said obviously Microsoft know how their OS works and would
>have developed something which is good for their OS, but I want to know what
>the community says AND is it really worth the 38 quid the vendors want for
>it?
>
>Kind regards
>Richard
The full PC version of OneCare is actually pretty light on resources compared to
the other suites available. There's a free 90 day trial - give it a try.
You will need to remove all other real time protection programs and services
before installing.
-steve
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