Windows Live OneCare is the new all-in-one, always-on PC care service from Microsoft. It works quietly in the background on your computer, so you don't have to worry about nasty interruptions from viruses, spyware, hackers, and other unwanted intruders. It also goes beyond security, regularly backing up all your important files and cleaning up and tuning up your PC to help keep it running at top speed.

The service costs $50 per year, and for your money, you can protect up to 3 computers.  The software can either be downloaded or bought off the shelf.  You can also sign up for a free 90 day trial to see how easy it is to protect your computer.

OneCare is designed to automate 5 areas of your computer's life:

  • Virus Protection - OneCare watches over your PC and updates it's virus database daily.
  • Spyware - OneCare also detects and offers to remove spyware.
  • BackUp - OneCare can perform either complete or incremental backups automatically, unattended, on a regular schedule.
  • Updates - OneCare auto-downloads patches for other Microsoft programs
  • TuneUp - Either on command or on a schedule, OneCare gives your computer a tuneup. It defragments your hard drive, deletes temporary files, runs a virus scan, checks for Microsoft updates and backs up your files.

Windows Live OneCare is easy to use, always on and automated and it evolves to meet your needs.  Find out more for yourself at the Windows Live OneCare homepage.