Generic PUP.x????

My McAfee found this and wants to remove it. I did research to find what this is for. After looking it up, it says it's a low threat. So my question is, is it a really low threat? do I need it?

 

No. You probably don't need it.
Did McAfee give a further description of what it was?

McAfee says this about their PUP classification;
...It is detected as a "potentially unwanted program" (PUP). PUPs are any piece of software that a reasonably security- or privacy-minded computer user may want to be informed of and, in some cases, remove. PUPs are often made by a legitimate corporate entity for some beneficial purpose, but they alter the security state of the computer on which they are installed, or the privacy posture of the user of the system, such that most users will want to be aware of them.

On the other hand, their Generic PUP.x description is used for many trojans, so you'd better get rid of it.

 

McAfee couldn't remove the entire program.

 

In that case I'd advice to use 2 other (free) programs; SUPERAntispyware and Malwarebytes'Antimalware.
Both can be found through the free security software sticky.
Download both programs, update them and then let them both do a scan in ' safe mode'.
Cheers.

 

Thank you so much. You're a .