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Lavasoft Ad-Aware Personal 1.06

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Fair

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  • Free
  • Cons
  • Lacks real-time protection

Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 Review

- Lavasoft's free Ad-Aware Personal 1.06 does a good job of protecting you against adware and spyware that have already made the trip to your PC, but it lacks the preventative protection features that are available only in Lavasoft's paid products.

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