"Warren" wrote in message
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have any of you ever used windows live onecare...a waste of $50.00.
Now i
know why they are discontinuing it. it finds NOTHING and i have to
run
antispyware and antimalware to keep my pc clean. please suggest the
best
free protection for my machine since i won't be using this one
anymore.

I never used OneCare.

I use Avast! free version on one laptop (Vista) and AntiVir free version
on the other (XP Pro). I'm depending on the fact that I can download and
execute Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and SuperAntiSpyware free version as
I find the need. I use the native firewall on each even though I am
behind a rudimentary firewall in the form of a router. I use ClamWin
(when I'm bored) and have Windows Defender also running.

Then again, my needs may be simpler than yours.