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Lavasoft Ad-Aware Pro

Looking for a bit more protection than the offerings of Ad-Aware Free?

Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware 2008 Pro adds a variety of features that are sure to please. This product takes computer security seriously and protects computers from spyware and computer viruses.

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Features

Ad-Aware 2008 Pro picks up where the free edition leaves off, adding features that further protect your computer and automate tasks including:

• Integrated anti-virus protection - Now, you need just one application for combating spyware and viruses - not two.
• Real-time protection from threats - With Ad-Aware Pro’s real-time protection at work, computer viruses, Trojans, adware, spyware, and other malicious programs and codes don’t have a chance to do damage.
• Root kit detection and removal - Ad-Aware Pro finds difficult-to-find root kits and removes them.
• Over 1.2 million Internet threats detected - and counting!
• Reduced memory usage - Ad-Aware Pro 2008 uses less memory so that your computer runs more efficiently, even when actively scanning for infections.
• Automatic updates - Computer security protections must be updated in order to combat the latest threats. Ad-Aware Pro updates quickly, frequently, and automatically.

Benefits

Having a two-pronged defense against both spyware and viruses means that you only have to manage one security product. With Ad-Aware Pro 2008, these management tasks are extremely easy. Simply set up the software and let it guard your computer from spyware, adware, malware, Trojans, keyloggers, dialers, downloaders, browser hijackers, worms, root kits, and computer viruses.

By upgrading to the professional version, added protections such as virus protection and real-time blocking further protect your computer (and your identity) from harm. In addition, with Lavasoft’s huge database of cyber threats powering Ad-Aware, your software will catch threats others may have missed.

How it Works

Ad-Aware 2008 Pro comes in various configurations including one, two, and three-year terms as well as single or multiple PC licenses. You can also bundle this product with other Lavasoft products such as Personal Firewall for even greater protection and savings.

Recommendations

If you’ve been happy with the free version of Ad-Aware, you’re sure to appreciate the added value of Ad-Aware 2008 Pro. The upgrade is well worth the cost because it adds computer virus protection, faster, automatic updates, real-time protection, free tech support, customizable scans, harmful Web site blocking, network drive scanning, and much more.

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Lavasoft Products

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware - Ad-Aware comes in several editions including Free, Plus, Pro, and Enterprise editions. Each version adds additional features. For example, Ad-Aware Plus adds protection against computer viruses and real-time protection - both features not found in the free version of Ad-Aware.
• Lavasoft Personal Firewall - This product helps secure computers from hackers and other network threats.
• Lavasoft Registry Tuner - The Registry Tuner software keeps computers running at their best by finding common errors in the Windows registry and repairing them.
• Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox - The Privacy Toolbox is a combination product containing File Shredder and Digital Lock - two applications designed to protect private data from prying eyes.
• Lavasoft File Shredder - Because deleted files and formatted hard drives are easily recoverable, it is important to completely shred electronic files or risk data falling into the wrong hands. Lavasoft File Shredder is a tool for such a purpose.
• Lavasoft Digital Lock - For computer users who must store or send sensitive information, encryption is a must. Digital Lock locks and encrypts data, making it impossible for those who don’t know the password to crack the code.

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Lavasoft Ad-Aware Enterprise

Overview

Adware and spyware don’t just target consumers, they also target company networks. As such, a serious solution is needed to protect the integrity of business networks and the sensitive data contained within. Lavasoft Ad-Aware Enterprise is a powerful solution created for enterprise demands.

Features

Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware products are known for providing powerful protection from malicious programs such as Trojans, spyware, and root kits and other forms of malware. The enterprise version is no different. In fact, it is packed with features, many of which are tailored for business needs. Among the features of Lavasoft Ad-Aware Enterprise are:

• Centralized management console - IT professionals must protect multiple computers - often hundreds or more. They can’t be dashing from desk to desk dealing with spyware. Instead, the centralized console allows them to manage the environment from their own desktops.
• Spyware and virus protection - Ad-Aware Enterprise protects against both spyware and computer viruses, offering full protection from threats.
• Real-time monitor - This product blocks threats in real time, preventing them from every taking hold and causing damage in the first place.
• Enhanced root kit removal and threat detection - Ad-Aware Enterprise is a powerful tool at digging in and finding tough-to-find root kits and detecting threats.
• Resource friendly - Ad-Aware Enterprise does not hog system resources which helps ensure high availability of the network.

Benefits

Organizations and computer networks of all sizes are at risk from computer viruses and spyware. With an easy-to-use solution that handles major threats from one central location, your network is protected. Your IT team can effectively monitor, detect, remove, and contain threats with minimal disruption to the workforce.

A built-in scheduler and automated scans further enhance the usability of this product. Advanced features, powerful protections, and the Ad-Aware core engine work diligently to protect the network. This frees up your IT team to spend their time on more productive activities and less time fighting fires.

How it Works

Ad-Aware Enterprise is available in a 30-trial version or can be purchased outright. It is a subscription-based product that comes in various terms such as one, two, or three year subscriptions. Cost is based on the number of computers protected with volume discounts available.

Recommendations

If your organization is in the market for a full-featured, powerful anti-spyware and anti-virus solution, download the trial version and see Ad-Aware Enterprise in action. If you like what you see, this product is an excellent choice.

Lavasoft Products

• Lavasoft Ad-Aware - Ad-Aware comes in several editions including Free, Plus, Pro, and Enterprise editions. Each version adds additional features. For example, Ad-Aware Plus adds protection against computer viruses and real-time protection - both features not found in the free version of Ad-Aware.
• Lavasoft Personal Firewall - This product helps secure computers from hackers and other network threats.
• Lavasoft Registry Tuner - The Registry Tuner software keeps computers running at their best by finding common errors in the Windows registry and repairing them.
• Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox - The Privacy Toolbox is a combination product containing File Shredder and Digital Lock - two applications designed to protect private data from prying eyes.
• Lavasoft File Shredder - Because deleted files and formatted hard drives are easily recoverable, it is important to completely shred electronic files or risk data falling into the wrong hands. Lavasoft File Shredder is a tool for such a purpose.
• Lavasoft Digital Lock - For computer users who must store or send sensitive information, encryption is a must. Digital Lock locks and encrypts data, making it impossible for those who don’t know the password to crack the code.

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PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus

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Overview

What do you get when you take an excellent, easy-to-use anti-spyware application and add powerful anti-virus features to it? PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus.

Features

PC Tools is known for its Spyware Doctor product, with millions of copies in use, actively protecting computers from malicious spyware and identity theft. Spyware Doctor with Antivirus takes protection to the next level by defending against spyware and computer viruses. Among the many features offered are:

• Easy to use - This product is easy to use and requires little intervention on your part.
• Comprehensive protection from malware and viruses - Spyware Doctor with Antivirus defends your PC from malware and computer viruses including worms, spyware, keyloggers, dialers, cookies, Trojans, and other malicious programs.
• “Zero Day” threat protection - Suspicious behaviors trigger Spyware Doctor into action, blocking against new threats.
• Real-time blocking - Real time blocking prevents malware from installing on your PC in the first place.
• Root kit detection - Root kits are known for being difficult to detect. Spyware Doctor with Antivirus uses behaviors and advanced technologies to find and remove these stealthy threats.
• Low resource usage - Your computer won’t suffer due to the security product using up too many resources. In fact, you can adjust how much CPU power to dedicate to scans.

Benefits

By choosing a product that protects you from spyware, your chances of being the next victim of identity theft go down. Spyware can compromise the integrity of your financial and personal information so it is imperative to guard against these malicious programs. Having the added benefit of virus protection further protects your computer from harm, guarding it from viruses that damage files, programs, registries, hard drives, and more. The two-pronged defense system of Spyware Doctor with Antivirus allows you to protect your PC from both classes of threats with one easy-to-use application.

How it Works

PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus is available using a subscription-based payment model. The basic subscription covers up to three computers for a whole year. Additional licenses are also available if you have more than three computers to protect.

Recommendations

Today’s computers are at risk unless they are adequately protected against both spyware and computer viruses. Rather than running two separate applications, consider PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus. Try Free Download!

PCtools Products

• Spyware Doctor - A standalone spyware prevention application
• Spyware Doctor with Antivirus - This product adds anti-virus protection
• PC Tools Antivirus - A standalone program that protects against computer viruses
• PC Tools Internet Security - An entire suite of tools to protect against online threats including viruses and spyware
• Registry Mechanic - A registry cleaner for cleaning, repairing, and optimizing the computer
• Privacy Guardian - Software that clears the computer of online histories, habits, and program activities
• PC Tools Disk Suite - A suite of tools for maintaining computers including data backups, disk partitioning, disk defragging, and disk optimization. 

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A look at PC Tools File Recover

Overview

If you’ve lost data due to file deletion or even a complete reformatting of the hard drive, hope - and help - is readily available. PC Tools File Recover is a software product that knows where to look for files that have been deleted, lost, and reformatted.

Features

While it may sound too good to be true, File Recover retrieves deleted data that you may have thought was gone forever. It’s not magic; it’s technology. Here’s a look at the impressive list of File Recover features:

• Scans hard drives, USB sticks, floppies, partitions, and other media formats for recoverable files.
• File Recover can display its results based on specific criteria such as file type, file name, size, condition, modification date, and so on.
• File Recover uses a non-destructive, read-only process which will not cause further data loss to the drive affected.
• Batch file recovery recovers groups of files at once.
• Scans for specific files.
• PC Tools File Recover is fast and easy to use.
• File Recover recovers numerous file types from a variety of file systems such as NTSF, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32.

Benefits

No matter what data has been lost, be it an important Excel spreadsheet for work, a half-written manuscript in Word, photos of family members, and so on, File Recover may be able to get it back. Rather than suffering through the heartache of lost files or struggling to recreate the data, le the file recover technology take over and get your data back. As long as the underlying data has not been replaced by new data, your files may be good candidates for recovery.

How it works

PC Tools File Recover works by going directly to the data on the media itself, completely bypassing the tables and indexes normally required of the computer’s file system. When data is removed, either by deletion or formatting, it isn’t actually erased. Only the references pointing to the data is removed. It’s like removing a street sign in a neighborhood. Just because the street sign is gone, it doesn’t mean that the street has disappeared and the houses are gone.

PC Tools offers File Recover offers a free download that you can use to see if your lost or deleted files are recoverable. The commercial version comes with free support and updates for one year and is available in several different licensing configurations.

Recommendations

If you’ve lost files or have reformatted your hard drive or other media (such as memory sticks, USB sticks, CDs, floppy disks, etc.), take a deep breath and give File Recover a try.

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A look at PC Tools Privacy Guardian

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Overview

Ever get that strange feeling that someone is watching you? If your computer is Internet-connected, even infrequently, chances are good that someone is indeed watching you. Who’s looking and why? The list is long and varied. It includes advertisers that want to target advertisements at you, criminals who want to steal your credit card number and other personal information, employers who want to monitor your work habits, and even your own spouse making sure that you’re behaving yourself online. Want your privacy back? PC Tools Privacy Guardian puts you back in control and keeps the snoops at bay.

Features

Privacy Guardian is an easy-to-use privacy solution that is packed with useful features including:

• Cleans your history -  All Internet tracks are removed including histories, cookies, searches
• Removes the Index.dat file - which contains detailed histories of your computing and Internet activities
• Cleans tracks from 3^rd party applications - such as P2P networks and ICQ
• Uses Department of Defense standards - to completely delete sensitive data, rendering it unrecoverable

Benefits

By installing Privacy Guardian on your computer, you will regain control over your privacy. Now, you can surf the Internet without worrying about who has access to your Web browsing or search engine histories. Your personal and private information is not readily accessible to anyone who wants to look. You can shop online and conduct your normal activities without revealing your business to anyone who looks at your computer.

How it works

Privacy Guardian uses advanced, military-grade technology to permanently delete data and histories. Privacy Guardian supports up to three computers for the entire term of the license purchased.

Recommendations

Computer privacy is an issue that affects all computer users, even those who play by the rules and have nothing to hide. Keep your activities private by using PC Tools Privacy Guardian. Try Free!

PCtools Products

• Spyware Doctor - A standalone spyware prevention application
• Spyware Doctor with Antivirus - This product adds anti-virus protection
• PC Tools Antivirus - A standalone program that protects against computer viruses
• PC Tools Internet Security - An entire suite of tools to protect against online threats including viruses and spyware
• Registry Mechanic - A registry cleaner for cleaning, repairing, and optimizing the computer
• Privacy Guardian - Software that clears the computer of online histories, habits, and program activities
• PC Tools Disk Suite - A suite of tools for maintaining computers including data backups, disk partitioning, disk defragging, and disk optimization. 

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A look at PC Tools Desktop Maestro

Overview

Looking for an all-in-one tool that repairs computer errors, improves performance, and keeps your sensitive information private? PC Tools Desktop Maestro is the perfect solution.

Features

Desktop Maestro combines a set of popular PC Tools into a comprehensive suite of applications designed to clean the Windows Registry, tune up the PC, optimize performance, manage Windows, and guard your privacy. Among its features are:

• Registry Cleaning - Desktop Maestro features an integrated registry cleaner that scours the Windows registry in search of invalid, orphaned, corrupt, and missing registry entries - all of which lead to poor system performance and computer crashes.
• Registry Monitoring - A built-in monitoring tool monitors the registry for changes that need to be repaired, thus keeping the registry from becoming too cluttered or overburdened with performance-sapping errors.
• Performance Optimization - A built-in service tuner fine tunes the computer, boosting performance and improving start up times. In addition, built-in tools such as an uninstaller, service manager, and startup manager give you even more control over the performance of your system.
• Windows Management - As part of the Desktop Maestro interface, common Windows tools such as Control Panel, System Restore, Windows Update, System Information, System Properties, and Computer Management are grouped in one place for easy access.
• Privacy Guardian - Desktop Maestro includes PC Tools Privacy Guardian, a tool that permanently removes Web histories and other sensitive privacy threats. It also completely deletes files using military-grade technology that renders the deleted files unrecoverable.

Benefits

By installing Desktop Maestro on your PC, you will have a complete set of PC tune-up tools readily available. Your computer will generate fewer errors and begin to perform as it should. Most of these tools are automatic and regularly monitor your system. In addition, your sensitive information will no longer be easily disclosed thanks to the privacy protections included in this package. You’ll be able to completely cover your tracks, lessening your risk of identity theft.

How it Works

Desktop Maestro is a complete set of PC tools designed to keep your computer running at its best and protecting your privacy. Desktop Maestro is a subscription-based product that protects up to three computers with the basic license with licenses offered for additional computers (up to fifty) if needed.

Recommendations

If you value your privacy and want your computer to run as it should, the Desktop Maestro is an excellent way to achieve these goals. With built-in tools such as a registry cleaner, uninstaller, and Privacy Guardian along with numerous tune-up tools, this is an excellent value.

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