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AOL Total Care beta

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Product summary

AOL Total Care beta, a suite of PC protection tools, poses yet another credible threat to the Microsoft Windows Live OneCare package.

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CNET editors' take

Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi
Edited by: Katy Sullivan
Reviewed on: 07/25/2006

On the heels of releasing AOL Active Security Monitor, AOL is now preparing its own competitive answer to Microsoft's all-in-one security and performance suite, Windows Live OneCare. Called AOL Total Care, the beta for this comprehensive suite is available to AOL members only. For Total Care, AOL has partnered with a number of best-of-breed third-party vendors, with McAfee providing antivirus, firewall, and antispyware protection; Iolo Technologies providing performance tools; and FarStone Technology providing backup-and-restore tools. For a look inside, see our AOL Total Care beta slide show. Final pricing and availability has not been announced.

Like Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, the AOL interface quickly assesses your system, giving it an overall rating. Unlike OneCare and more like McAfee Total Protection beta, AOL delineates several specific areas of concern, and those that are deemed to be in poor standing are given a one-click option to fix. Unlike McAfee Total Security, which quickly performs the steps necessary to secure your computer, AOL Total Care one-click takes you to a more-detailed page where you can learn about the problem and, if necessary, tweak the settings before fixing it.

The PC Optimization section consists of tools from Iolo Technologies. Here, Total Care can remove junk Internet files, repair your system registry, improve start-up speed, remove spyware, and defragment your hard drive.

The Backup and Restore section features tools from FarStone Technology. Here, Total Care can automate backups to CDs, DVDs, and external drives--similar to what's currently offered in Windows Live OneCare. When the final product ships, AOL plans to include an online backup option. McAfee includes online backups, but Microsoft does not.

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"At best, it was fun to delete off my computer."

by regimentd on July 31, 2006

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"Horrible, Horrible, and Finally, HORRIBLE"

by flamezxd on July 31, 2006

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"Great Product,.. changes are building it stronger"

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