<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
is	O
advertised	O
as	O
an	O
optimization	O
services	O
package	O
featuring	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
software	O
utilities	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
OS	I-Application
owned	O
by	O
Essentware	O
S.A.	O
(	O
company	O
based	O
in	O
Bratislava	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
2	O
separate	O
products	O
for	O
Windows	O
:	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
and	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Zeobit	O
LLC	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
Slava	O
Kolomiychuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kromtech	O
Alliance	O
acquired	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
and	O
MacKeeper	O
from	O
Zeobit	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
has	O
changed	O
its	O
legal	O
owners	O
from	O
Kromtech	O
Alliance	O
Corp	O
.	O
to	O
Essentware	O
S.A.	O
Kromtech	O
Alliance	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
products	O
for	O
Mac	O
users	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
class	O
action	O
lawsuits	O
have	O
been	O
filed	O
against	O
Kromtech	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
OS	O
version	O
of	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
,	O
MacKeeper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
is	O
sometimes	O
installed	O
on	O
users	O
 '	O
PCs	O
with	O
other	O
partner	O
programs	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
cause	O
unwanted	O
pop-up	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
offers	O
13	O
different	O
PC	O
services	O
in	O
4	O
categories	O
:	O
Human	O
Assistance	O
(	O
Find	O
&	O
Fix	O
,	O
Geek	O
on	O
Demand	O
,	O
Live	O
Support	O
)	O
,	O
Security	O
(	O
Anti-Theft	O
,	O
Data	O
Hider	O
,	O
Shredder	O
,	O
Files	O
Recovery	O
)	O
,	O
Cleaning	O
(	O
Disk	O
Cleaner	O
,	O
Disk	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Duplicates	O
Finder	O
,	O
Uninstaller	O
)	O
and	O
Optimization	O
(	O
Context	O
Menu	O
Manager	O
,	O
Startup	O
Manager	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
is	O
sometimes	O
advertised	O
with	O
pop	O
up	O
ads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
is	O
rated	O
"	O
Good	O
"	O
(	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
PCMag	O
editor	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
improves	O
PC	O
performance	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
great	O
for	O
novice	O
users	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
utility	O
wo	O
n't	O
clean	O
your	O
PC	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Iolo	O
System	O
Mechanic	O
,	O
but	O
considering	O
its	O
accessibility	O
and	O
wallet	O
friendliness	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
to	O
check	O
out	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Kromtech	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
's	O
human	O
specialists	O
and	O
unique	O
price	O
plans	O
make	O
this	O
tune-up	O
utility	O
worthy	O
of	O
consideration	O
,	O
but	O
rival	O
applications	O
offer	O
better	O
PC	O
improvement	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techradar.pro	O
rates	O
its	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
and	O
that	O
noted	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
Overall	O
,	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
is	O
a	O
light-weight	O
tool	O
that	O
wo	O
n't	O
annoy	O
you	O
with	O
pop-up	O
windows	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
you	O
consider	O
the	O
fact	O
most	O
of	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
's	O
optimization	O
features	O
are	O
easily	O
found	O
on	O
most	O
free	O
tools	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
some	O
were	O
simply	O
not	O
useful	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
the	O
price	O
for	O
the	O
Kromtech	O
solution	O
seems	O
unreasonably	O
high.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
"	O
Kromtech	O
's	O
24/7	O
support	O
is	O
what	O
elevates	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
from	O
an	O
overpriced	O
utility	O
program	O
to	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
even	O
a	O
non-geek	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
optimize	O
his/her	O
computer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
tech	O
experts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	O
at	O
PCMag	O
thus	O
described	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Live	O
:	O
"	O
Improves	O
PC	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
integrates	O
the	O
Avira	B-Application
's	O
Secure	O
Anti-Virus	B-Application
API	O
(	O
SAVAPI	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
interface	O
for	O
Avira	B-Application
’s	O
anti-malware	B-Application
scanning	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
does	O
not	O
block	O
malware-hosting	O
URL	O
's	O
or	O
phishing	O
URL	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Virus	O
Bulletin	O
,	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
PRO	O
has	O
scored	O
96.1	O
%	O
in	O
RAP	O
tests	O
and	O
set	O
a	O
stability	O
level	O
at	O
Stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
got	O
a	O
VB100	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
(	O
version	O
1.x	O
)	O
received	O
2	O
OPSWAT	O
Gold	O
Certifications	O
in	O
the	O
Antispyware	O
and	O
Antivirus	B-Application
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
German	O
organization	O
AV-Test.org	O
tested	O
25	O
anti-virus	B-Application
programs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
testers	O
found	O
that	O
AhnLab	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Defender	O
and	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
were	O
the	O
lowest	O
performing	O
anti-virus	B-Application
applications	O
for	O
Windows	O
8.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCKeeper	B-Application
versiondatename	O
of	O
testawardresultscomments2.1.96August	O
2013	O
VB100	O
Single	O
Product	O
TestVB100	O
AwardFairNot	O
tested	O
in	O
response	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scored	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
6	O
for	O
protection	O
,	O
and	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
6	O
for	O
performance	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2014Test	O
results	O
indicate	O
version	O
1.0	O
of	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
was	O
tested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
rated	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
Good	O
(	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
)	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
Streamlined	O
,	O
attractive	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Mag	O
concluded	O
"	O
you	O
'd	O
be	O
better	O
off	O
with	O
Panda	O
Free	B-Operating_System
Antivirus	I-Operating_System
2015	O
,	O
an	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
for	O
free	B-Operating_System
antivirus	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
slightly	O
edged	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
in	O
my	O
own	O
tests	O
and	O
swept	O
the	O
field	O
in	O
lab	O
tests	O
,	O
with	O
high	O
marks	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
as	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
,	O
you	O
could	O
have	O
Bitdefender	O
Antivirus	B-Application
Plus	O
2015	O
or	O
Kaspersky	O
Anti-Virus	B-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
we	O
named	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
for	O
paid	O
antivirus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
PCKeeper	B-Application
let	O
its	O
customers	O
decide	O
how	O
much	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
launching	O
a	O
pay	O
what	O
you	O
want	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
