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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:38 PM
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VIRUS alert?

Was doing a search on "leaking head gaskets 4.6 triton" The ford forum came up and while I was in it a "McAfee" download appeared and stated it needed to upgrade my Mcafee?????
With out thinking I accepted and it seems now I have a virus on my computer.
pup-fnk
pup-fps
and browsefox

I ran my normal Mcafee scan and it found and removed the pup-fnk but could not remove the pup-fps.
Can someone look into this and tell me how to get rid of this crap?
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 07:01 PM
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https://community.mcafee.com/thread/73277
might help point you in the right direction.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 09:57 PM
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Install and run malware bytes antimalware..

You can find it at Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com which is a repute able site

That will clean it
 
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 10:06 PM
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How to Remove PUP-FPS – Delete PUP-FPS Manually

^ thats a nasty one.get rid of that sob as quickly as you can.

looks like browsefox is easily removed just like any program on your pc via add/remove programs;
http://www.pcthreat.com/parasitebyid-34542en.html
 
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 07:12 PM
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Thanks for the info but I just reset my computer and that cleaned everything.
 
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