I’ve read all the data supplied by the so-called, impartial third party test organs. While its true OneCare isn’t given a good rating, its worked for me, several business associates and its worked for several friends that have hooked it up to their home systems. Btw, my internet surfing is pretty extensive from time to time. Been working with computer operations for 35 years, at IBM/ROLM, Kaman Sciences, Litton Data Systems, Aircraft Mechanics and have had a home PC and internet access since the mid-1990`s. No expert, for sure. But I’ve found MS products to be highly functional and OneCare is a solid choice.
I’ve been in the PC business since 1984. I’ve only seen two virus taht weren’t the result of users authorizing installation of software that they shouldn’t be using. Spyware was rampant on the free music sites. the two recent cases involved porn.
If you don’t surf trash sites you don’t need a great virus scanner.
Let me ask a simple question. Has One Care actually detected anything for you? I ask this because most of the people I know would respond that their virus/spyware programs have never seen any malware.