Chart: PC care packages side by side
A comparision of the features in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and in upcoming products from Symantec and McAfee.
PC care packages side by side
A comparision of the features in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and in upcoming products from Symantec and McAfee.
Windows Live OneCare | Norton 360 | McAfee PC Protection Plus* | |
---|---|---|---|
Antivirus | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Anti-spyware | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Backup | Yes, to CDs, DVDs and external hard drives | Yes, to CDs, DVDs, external hard drives and an online backup service. Has not provided details on networked drive support | Yes, to CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, and networked hard drives. McAfee plans to test an online backup service this summer |
PC health and tune up | Yes, hard-drive defrag. Deletes unnecessary files and checks on security updates | Yes, but no feature details available yet | Yes, hard-drive defrag. Deletes unnecessary files |
Antiphishing and spam filtering | No | Yes | Yes |
ID theft protection | No | Yes | No |
Safe Web searching | No | No | Yes, McAfee has integrated SiteAdvisor |
Automatic updates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Support | Offers e-mail, chat and phone support at no extra cost | Offers at least e-mail and online chat support | Not known |
Availability | Now in the U.S., other markets in the coming 12 months | Worldwide by end of March 2007 | Worldwide, sometime this summer |
Pricing | $49.95 for up to three PCs per year | Not yet announced | Not yet announced |
Automatic updates | Yes | Yes | Yes |
* McAfee PC Protection Plus is the version of McAfee's "Falcon"-based products that it says competes with OneCare. Two more comprehensive versions will be available, as well as one more basic version.
Source: CNET News.com research
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