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What is pup
« on: July 20, 2006, 10:47:18 AM »
What is pup and how do I know if I can trust it?
McAfee sometimes shows it has found a pup and asks if I trust it or not
How do I know?
Any help would be grateful  

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Re: What is pup
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2006, 11:55:02 AM »
Here's a cute one for you:


 ;D


Seriously, PUP stands for Potentially Unwanted Program.  Does McAfee identify it by a specific name?  If so, I'd Google that name.  It may be spyware.  Does McAfee give the option of removing it?  Are you using any of the popular spyware removal tools such as Spybot Search & Destroy?
« Last Edit: July 20, 2006, 01:59:05 PM by soybean »