Are you safeguarding your important passwords? Have the e-mails you sent been accessed by unwanted eyes? How private are your personal documents? In today’s world, with cyber crime rates at record highs, it’s no wonder that consumers have concerns like these about their sensitive information.
As more and more data is stored on our computers and sent back and forth electronically from person to person, it’s easier than ever before for confidential information to fall into the wrong hands. The result: loss of privacy and even identity theft.
In September, we organized a small giveaway to our faithful users on Facebook. The enthusiasm and responses were very impressive... We want to be more engaged with our users through the social media giant so we decided to be creative and we’re pretty happy how it turned out. Our users love us!
On 28th May 2012, Iran National CERT published a report describing a new and complex threat dubbed “Flame”. The program is being used for targeted cyber espionage in Middle Eastern countries. The report linked this newly discovered threat with the notorious Stuxnet and Duqu attacks.
Over time, your computer's registry, the database containing information about programs installed on your PC, can become bogged down with corrupt and unused data. You can increase your computer's speed and stability with a registry scanner and repair tool. A clean registry ensures a good run of the system, fewer to none errors as well as better performance. With just one click, Registry Tuner lets you increase your computer speed and stability by identifying, cleaning and correcting errors in the Windows registry.
At Lavasoft, we strive to continuously improve the level of protection we bring to you and our community, to ensure that you have all the tools you need to stay safe online. This past year, we have listened long and hard to all the feedback we have received, including user comments and reviews, to try to understand how we can continue to improve our products.
Lavasoft recently launched a new version of the Registry Tuner. All Registry Tuner users with an active license will be able to upgrade to the new version, free of charge.
We are proud to announce that the folks at TopTenReviews have awarded Ad-Aware Pro and Ad-Aware Total Security their Excellence Award. Thanks TopTenReviews!
We are very happy to announce that both Ad-Aware Pro and Ad-Aware Free have received the prestigious Editors’ Choice from PC Magazine for superior performance in both malware blocking and malware removal. The Editors' Choice is awarded to products and services that stand out from and above similar products in their categories, according to PCMag.
We are proud to announce that a 
major update to Ad-Aware was just released. Other companies may hold their new technologies for the next year’s major launch, but not Lavasoft – we’re going to give them to you as we develop them, so you can benefit with a boost to your online protection now!
We are very proud to announce that Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware Pro has been awarded the prestigious VB100 award.
In a comparative test published in Virus Bulletin’s August issue, Ad-Aware achieved one of the top results for malware detection. Virus Bulletin independently tests anti-virus products and those products which pass the tests are awarded the VB100. The test review covers a range of criteria, including detection rates, design and usability, and performance.
We are very proud to announce the release of the new Ad-Aware line-up!
And this time, we give you two very important and exciting changes!
A columnist at the News and Observer recently wrote an article called “How To Safely Clear Your Computer of Spyware” and referred readers to Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware software. However, some users ran into trouble when they tried to download Ad-Aware Free. We’d like to pass on that news so you can see why it’s so important to be careful what you click.
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