Lavasoft

Adaware
Company typePrivate limited company
FoundedGermany (1999)
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
ProductsAdaware antivirus
Lavasoft Digital Lock
Lavasoft File Shredder
Ad-Aware Web Companion
Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox
ParentAvanquest (Claranova)[1][2]
Websitewww.adaware.com

Adaware, previously known as Lavasoft,[3] is a software development company that produces spyware and malware detection software,[4] including Adaware. It operates as a subsidiary of Avanquest, a division of Claranova.[2]

The company offers products Adaware Antivirus, Adaware Protect, Adaware Safe Browser, Adaware Privacy, Adaware AdBlock, Adaware PC Cleaner and Adaware Driver Manager.[citation needed]

Adaware's headquarters are in Montreal, Canada, having previously been located in Gothenburg, Sweden since 2002. Nicolas Stark and Ann-Christine Åkerlund established the company in Germany in 1999 with its flagship Adaware antivirus product. In 2011, Adware was acquired by the Solaria Fund,[5] a private equity fund front for entrepreneurs Daniel Assouline and Michael Dadoun, who have been accused[6] of selling software that is available for free, including Adaware antivirus prior to acquiring the company itself.

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  2. ^ a b "A major new Internet player in Montreal". newswire.ca. March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "adaware facebook page, about section". Facebook. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "The adaware story". Adaware. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "Solaria Fund acquires software business from Lavasoft - Mannheimer Swartling". Mannheimerswartling.se. January 18, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  6. ^ Bradbury, Danny. "Lavasoft owners ran dodgy websites". iTnews. Retrieved November 13, 2019.