Lavasoft is one of the original software security companies that emerged as the web started to gain popularity. They gained huge respect when their Ad Aware title was released at the very time that Ad and Spyware began to take hold and for many years they provided THE de-facto solution to the problem. Naturally the business expanded, choosing to specialize in online security.

The personal firewall product is a good all round firewall product that far exceeds the capabilities of the inbuilt Windows firewall. Good firewall protection is essential for any web facing PC and Lavasoft is an excellent choice.