Download and Review Software

If you have been using your Personal Computer on the Internet without any spyware protection or internet security system install on your computer, you'll probably be amazed at how many offending programs like virus, adware, spyware and popup will threat your computer system.

You will find, that the Pop-Up interceptor is overly aggressive and can't be used all the time. It tends to cause problems on certain web sites. I recommend just using the most critical protections.

The criminal organizations that write and distribute spyware bundled inside their games or utilities should be prosecuted the same as virus writers, because their junk disables or reduces the performance of infected PCs. Uninfecting a PC potentially costs $100 and up, and requires a few days of down-time. This is a law enforcement matter, and that the police should be knocking on the door of the guilty corporations. Executives that made the bad decisions should serve jail-time, same as any vandal who has caused millions of dollars (collectively) of property damage.

The reason major players in the PC marketplace are silent on spyware is it's driving lots of new PC purchases. People find their old PC (infected with spyware) isn't as fast as it used to be, and they think the solution is to buy a new one. The real solution is to install and register Ad Aware. But a non-technical person will not know this, and most people are non-technical including many people I care about. I am angry at the way the computer scene is today, and how non-technical people are getting the shaft.

Ad-Aware 2007 Pro is the most popular anti spyware product for computer users around the world. Today, nearly one million people use it every week. Ad-Aware Pro 2007 is an internet security system that will protect you from spyware. With this security tools, you can against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer from aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers.

If you're curious, download the free edition directly from lavasoft. Then if you like it, register and get Ad Watch. I think you will like it. Drop $27 on Lavasoft you will get the Real-Time spyware blocker which works like a charm.

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Unfortunately, the process of removing offending apps with Ad-aware can be confusing at times because Ad-aware doesn't provide much helpful information about the suspect spyware it marks for quarantine. For example, it doesn't identify which applications might need a suspected spyware/adware component in order to run. But don't worry, Ad-aware doesn't entirely remove the spyware, just quarantines it in a secure folder, so if for some reason you actually needed one of those adware components, you could easily reinstall it later within Ad-aware.

Software Development

Lavasoft is a software developer often referred to as the "original" anti-spyware company. Its signature product, Ad-Aware, is used by 200 million computer users worldwide. There is a free, downloadable version called Ad-Aware 2007 Free, and three paid-for products called Ad-Aware 2007 Plus, Ad-Aware 2007 Pro and Ad-Aware SE Enterprise. The company also offers the Lavasoft Personal Firewall.

Lavasoft's headquarters have been located in Gothenburg, Sweden since 2002. It was started in Germany in 1999 by Ad-Aware creator Nicolas Stark.

The company is run by CEO Ann-Christine Åkerlund, and creator Nicolas Stark is still a partner. Lavasoft is a private company with 4000 partners in over 120 countries around the world.