help mcafee found Generic pup.x

Sam1903

i have deleted two ites as requested thank you
the pup is generic pup x. when i checked google it states something to do with mp3 which is why i thought it might be from itunes which i installed for daughter.
Dont want to trust it if it is dodgy( as you can tell not particularly clever with computers)

Browntoa

macafee will normally flash a message like

About this Potentially Unwanted Program
Name: Generic PUP.x
Location: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dodgyfile.DLL

what is the path and filename that it finds, post that if it finds it again

aliEnRIK

You have Spyware doctor running. As you already use (the very slow) Mcafee. Id suggest removing it

You also have remnants of AVG
Use the removal tool
http://www.avg.com/download-tools

Sam1903

Browntoa wrote: »

macafee will normally flash a message like

About this Potentially Unwanted Program
Name: Generic PUP.x
Location: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dodgyfile.DLL

what is the path and filename that it finds, post that if it finds it again

thank you i will when it pops up again everyones help much appreciated

Sam1903

aliEnRIK wrote: »

You have Spyware doctor running. As you already use (the very slow) Mcafee. Id suggest removing it
REMOVING IT NOW



You also have remnants of AVG
Use the removal tool
http://www.avg.com/download-tools

REMOVED IT

Can you suggest a better anti virus i got this from MSE free using the PROMO CODE

aliEnRIK

samdmumford wrote: »

REMOVED IT

Can you suggest a better anti virus i got this from MSE free using the PROMO CODE

AVIRA
http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-Personal-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html

Or AVAST
http://www.download.com/avast-Home-Edition/3000-2239_4-10019223.html

I personally prefer Avira. But Avast has more features

Sam1903

will give them ago would i need to remove mcafee first?

aliEnRIK

samdmumford wrote: »

will give them ago would i need to remove mcafee first?

yes

And either switch on windows firewall

Or also download PCTOOLS FIREWALL
http://www.download.com/PC-Tools-Firewall-Plus-Free-Edition/3000-10435_4-10625321.html

Sam1903

Browntoa wrote: »

macafee will normally flash a message like

About this Potentially Unwanted Program
Name: Generic PUP.x
Location: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\dodgyfile.DLL

what is the path and filename that it finds, post that if it finds it again

well it is c:\program files\mp3 player utilities 4.00\deldrv.exe

Browntoa

does seem to be a false positive , do you have one of those cehap chinese MP3 players ??