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tetonbob · 01-11-2009, 05:58 PM

From McAfee:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_136739.htm

Overview -

This is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) detection. It is not a virus or trojan. PUPs are any piece of software which a reasonably security-or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of.

01-11-2009, 05:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
tetonbob Manager, Security Center, TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA Posts: 39,419 OS: 2000 Pro; XP Pro; XP Home	Re: What's Generic PUP? From McAfee: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_136739.htm Overview - This is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) detection. It is not a virus or trojan. PUPs are any piece of software which a reasonably security-or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of. __________________ Practice Safe Surfing PC Safety and Security--What Do I Need? Because what you don't know, CAN hurt you. Proud Member of ASAP since 2005 Proud Member of UNITE since 2006 Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009