Lavasoft Announces Management Shift

For Immediate Release:

Gothenburg, Sweden (February 22, 2008)

Anti-spyware leader Lavasoft today announced a new addition to the management team. Cliff Everingham joined the company as Chief Technology Officer, while outgoing CTO, Joe Wells, shifts concentration as the new Key Scientist for Future Technologies at Lavasoft.

With over 20 years in the IT/Telecom industry, Cliff offers extensive management experience, having worked with companies including Ericsson, 3GIS, Vodafone, and Cisco Systems.

"I am very excited about joining a world-recognized organization like Lavasoft. We have a very ambitious year planned for 2008, and I will be focused on delivering new anti-spyware technology that meets the demands of today’s malware industry," said Everingham. Lavasoft’s CEO, Jason King adds, "Computer users will definitely stand up and take notice when we roll out our new versions of Ad-Aware, as well as several other software tools this year."

About Cliff Everingham

Everingham has an Engineering degree from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and his Master degree in Business from Latrobe University in Melbourne, Australia. He was a key member of the 3G Strategies Group with Ericsson Sweden where he authored multiple white papers on product development.

About Lavasoft

Founded in 1999, Lavasoft is "the original anti-spyware company", with over a quarter of a billion downloads worldwide for the flagship Ad-Aware product. A private company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Lavasoft provides security solutions for individual consumers and enterprise clients alike, including anti-spyware, registry optimization, firewall, digital shredding, and encryption. Lavasoft has 4,000 partners in 120 countries.

For further information, please contact Michael Helander, Vice President of Marketing at Lavasoft, telephone +46 733 18 45 63 or press@lavasoft.com.

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