Product info. PCKeeper - Ver Windows 10. PCKeeper Antivirus - Ver Windows 10. BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Sept 2, 2016

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1 Essentware S.A. the official owner of PCKeeper brand informs it s users that both of company products have successfully passed the Windows 10 compatibility qualification. PCKeeper Live and PCKeeper Antivirus were assigned with client certifications id s upon submission and approval in the Microsoft Windows System Development portal. Id Product info PCKeeper - Ver PCKeeper Antivirus - Ver Windows 10 Windows 10 1 PCKeeper

2 PCKeeper App eligibility Microsoft Corporation has strict Certification requirements for vendors that would like to apply for Windows Desktop Apps certification. Primary focus lays on users best experience with Windows operating system and its privacy and security. Microsoft Sys Dev provides Software Vendors with all the necessary tools to design, create and test product prior the submission to the Dev Center dashboard that recently replaced the Windows Quality Online Services (Winqual). There are 12 basic criteria that must be adhered for an app to qualify for Windows 10 Desktop App Certification. By providing software vendors with a chance to qualify for a certification Microsoft Corporation helps them to deliver the best quality products to end-users. In that way vendors help their customers to identify quality products that run reliably on Windows-based computers. Aditional regulations apply if the desktop application is submitted to the antivirus products listing. To pass the certification PCKeeper Antivirus was checked to comply with Antimalware Platform Guidelines. One of the main criteria apart from having a party of in-house researchers and being a part of a partner organization that was offered in the agreement by Microsoft corporation PCKeeper antivirus had to be tested and certified for detection and cleaning and passed manual submission by Microsoft Sys Dev representatives. 2 PCKeeper

Viacheslav Kaplanian Chief Executive Officer CEO of Essentware Mr.

we must to ensure the best experience for Windows 10 users.

pass the certification and being a part of the certified vendor community Essentware company is a listed

3 Viacheslav Kaplanian Chief Executive Officer CEO of Essentware Mr. Viacheslav Kaplanian says: We find it a great and honor to pass the qualification criteria and will do whatever we must to ensure the best experience for Windows 10 users. The development team behind PCKeeper products expresses its deep acknowledgment for being granted a chance to pass the certification and being a part of the certified vendor community Essentware company is a listed solution provider that can be found on Microsoft Pinpoint Portal. Both of the products PCKeeper Antivirus and PCKeeper Live provided by the company are available for public review on the Microsoft Pinpoint Portal. 3 PCKeeper

4 Below you can find the main regulations that had to be followed by PCKeeper products and Essentware company to comply with Microsoft Corporation policies that are oriented towards bringing the best experience for users currently using Windows 10 Operating System. 1. Compatible and resilient. By this criteria PCKeeper has proven to be predictable, maintainable, performant and trustworthy as stated in the criteria. Thus Crashes & hangs are a major disruption to users and cause frustration. 2. Adherence to Windows security best practices By following this criteria Microsoft Corporation encourages vendors to Use Windows security best practices that can help avoid creating exposure to Windows attack surfaces. 3. Full Support of Windows security features. That criteria ensures Improperly compiled applications that could cause buffer overruns that in turn could cause denial of service or make malicious code execute not to enter the software market. 4. Adherence to system restart manager messages. As for example to support the users desire for initiate shutdown. As it is stated, apps that qualify for the criteria must respect this desire by not blocking shutdown. 5. Support of a clean, and reversible installation processes. The criteria specially made for comfortable user managment of deploying and removing apps on their systems. 6. Digitally files and drivers signature requirement. An option that allows users to be sure that the software is genuine. It also helps users to detect if it has been infected by a virus and improve the security of the operating system. 4 PCKeeper

5 7. Interdiction of installation or app launch based on an operating system version check The criteria ensures that customers are not artificially blocked from installing or running their app when there are no technical limitations. 8. Interdiction of loading services or drivers in safe mode As it is known by default, the safe mode does not start most drivers and services that did not come preinstalled with Windows so they should remain disabled unless the system requires them. 9. Strict obligation to follow User Account Control guidelines UAC is a feature that provides app with the necessary permissions only when needed without leaving the system constantly exposed to security risks. 10. Installation to the correct folders by default Users should have a consistent and secure experience with the default installation location of files, while maintaining the option to install an app to the location they choose. 11. Support of a multi-user sessions Users must be able to run concurrent sessions without conflict or disruption. 12. Support x64 versions of Windows Taking in to consideration that 64-bit hardware becomes more common users expect app developers to take advantage of the benefits of 64-bit architecture by migrating their apps to 64-bit. 5 PCKeeper

6 In addition to Windows compatibility qualification results, PCKeeper AV team has shared data on threat detection, based on scan reports collected since the beginning of The statistics provided is based on users geolocation. Only full scan results were taken to provide the final data analysis. The results are based only on 100% finished scan procedures. Scans were performed on every physical drive detected on Personal Computer system. This information displays detected threats with quantity over 1 threat-unit per full scanned hard drive per single Personal Computer system. Threats found during the full scan include, but not limited to: Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Exploits, PUP, Adware. 6 PCKeeper

7 WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8.1 WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 7 COUNTRY FULL SCAN COMPLETED THREATS (OVER1) WITH THREATS (OVER 1) USA Great Britain Australia New Zealand Japan France Denmark Canada Argentina Belgium Brazil Switzerland Colombia Spain Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Sweden Grand Total (All Windows versions) Full scan completed Threats (over 1) % with threats (over 1) 92.4% South Africa PCKeeper

8 WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8.1 WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 7 COUNTRY FULL SCAN COMPLETED THREATS (OVER1) WITH THREATS (OVER 1) USA Great Britain Australia New Zealand Japan France Denmark Canada Belgium Brazil Switzerland Colombia Spain Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Grand Total Full scan completed Sweden (All Windows Threats (over 1) South Africa versions) % with threats (over 1) 92.4% 8 PCKeeper

9 WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8.1 WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 7 COUNTRY FULL SCAN COMPLETED THREATS (OVER1) WITH THREATS (OVER 1) USA Great Britain Australia New Zealand Japan France Denmark Canada Argentina Belgium Brazil Switzerland Colombia Spain Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia Grand Total (All Windows versions) Full scan completed Threats (over 1) % with threats (over 1) 92.4% Sweden South Africa PCKeeper

10 WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 8.1 WINDOWS 8 WINDOWS 7 COUNTRY FULL SCAN COMPLETED THREATS (OVER1) WITH THREATS (OVER 1) USA Great Britain Australia New Zealand Japan France Denmark Canada Belgium Brazil Switzerland Colombia Spain Italy Mexico Netherlands Norway Portugal Grand Total Full scan completed Sweden (All Windows Threats (over 1) versions) % with threats (over 1) 92.4% 10 PCKeeper

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