AOL - is set to become the latest company to enter the security software market

According to Mac News AOL expects to release a beta version of Total Care, its soup-to-nuts security and PC performance software suite that will compete with similar all-in-one products from Microsoft, Symantec, and McAfee.

Total Care will be available as a premium service to both AOL and non-AOL members when the final version is launched, but the free beta will be available to AOL members only. Pricing and a launch date for the final release of Total Care have not been announced.

The beta version of the suite will be available to AOL members through the company's beta.aol.com site.

The components of Total Care include virus, spyware, and phishing protection; a firewall; PC backup and remote PC backup capabilities; system tune-up utilities; online, on-site, and telephone tech support; PC rollback functionality; and identity theft protection. The beta release, however, will not include PC online backup functionality or phishing and ID theft protection, AOL says.