Lavasoft Launches Leading Personal Firewall Solution

[Chris]

Helsinki, November 5, 2005 - Lavasoft (www.lavasoft.com), the world leading anti-spyware vendor has established a partnership with Agnitum, the leader in security and privacy software for home and office PCs. Lavasoft will integrate Agnitum’s Outpost Firewall Pro engine – re-branded as Lavasoft Personal Firewall.

Lavasoft’s strategy is to forge and establish strong, significant alliances to deliver better protection to existing and new customers. For Agnitum, the partnership is a strategically important supplement to their existing and extensive product range.

A firewall solution is a natural extension to Lavasoft’s industry leading Ad-Aware product range. “We were pleased to partner with Agnitum to offer customers a more comprehensive security suite”, said Fernando Francisco, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development for Lavasoft.

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I note it is free only as a trial. Is this the beginning of the end for the free Firewall as we know it?

[Belatucadrus]

I note it is free only as a trial. Is this the beginning of the end for the free Firewall as we know it?

Not yet, though Kerio IMHO the best free one is to be dropped in Dec 2005 and support will cease Dec 2006, there are a load of alternatives, some admitedly better than others.

Kerio

ZoneAlarm

Wyvernworks

Securepoint

Filesclab

Jetico

Softperfect

Netveda

R-firewall

Sensiveguard

Outpost Free

Or Look'n'Stop Lite Note this link is a direct link to the download. Small and effective, but not exactly user friendly.

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Thanks for that list. I use Sygate but I'm sure its days as a freebie are numbered now that Symantec have their sticky mitts on it.

I've used Outpost in the past but found (twice) it stopped working for me.