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| Type | Private limited company |
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| Founded | Germany (1999) |
| Headquarters | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Key people | Jason King, CEO |
| Products | Ad-Aware 8.1 Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix Lavasoft Personal Firewall Lavasoft Digital Lock Lavasoft File Shredder Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox |
| Website | www.lavasoft.com |
Lavasoft or, more formally, Lavasoft AB, is a software development corporation often referred to as the “original” anti‐spyware company. Its signature product, Ad‐Aware, has been downloaded more than 400 million times worldwide.
The company offers a free, downloadable version of Ad‐Aware titled Ad‐Aware Free and three commercial versions called Ad‐Aware Plus, Ad‐Aware Pro, and Ad-Aware Business Edition[1]. Additionally, Lavasoft offers a spin-off version of Ad-Aware aimed at online gamers and entertainment fans, called Ad-Aware Game Edition. Other Lavasoft products include Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix (discontinued), Lavasoft Digital Lock, Lavasoft File Shredder, Lavasoft Personal Firewall, Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox, and Lavasoft Registry Tuner.
Lavasoft’s headquarters has been located in Gothenburg, Sweden, since 2002. Nicolas Stark and Ann-Christine Åkerlund established the company in Germany in 1999 with its flagship Ad-Aware product.
The company is run by CEO Jason King; former CEO Ann‐Christine Åkerlund and Nicolas Stark are still partners. Lavasoft is a private company with 4,000 partners in over 120 countries.
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Products
- Anti-spyware products: Ad-Aware 8.1 (Free, Plus, and Pro editions), Ad-Aware Business Edition, Ad-Aware Game Edition
- Lavasoft Anti-Virus Helix - discontinued, as of June 8, 2009[2]
- Lavasoft Personal Firewall
- Lavasoft Digital Lock
- Lavasoft File Shredder
- Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox - the toolbox contains; Lavasoft File Shredder; Lavasoft Digital Lock and Lavasoft Encryption Reader (free).
Management
- Chief Executive Officer: Jason King
- Vice President- Sales & Marketing: Michael Helander
- Chief Technology Officer: Cliff Everingham
- Chief Financial Officer, Director - Human Resources: Sofie Bergström
- Director - Customer Experience: Jona Bolin
- Manager - Web Development: Mattias Lundmark
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