How to uninstall Tuneup my mac?

Hi,
Did a search on this site and found a post on how to uninstall Tuneup my mac by
1) Opening tuneup in launch pad
2)  clicking on help
3)  clicking on uninstall
Easy right?
well it seems like the good folks at tuneup my mac have now removed the uninstall option from the help menu....
I never wanted this program, it got installed in my macbook when I went on a binge of installing free  music Synthesizer Apps, I have no idea which one of the apps snuck it through and just one look at Tuneup My Mac tells me it's a malware program, at worst, or at the very least least a pest of a program that is potentially harmful.  I am loathe to even capitalize the name of the thing.... hahahha.
I'm not a complete newbie when it comes to computers but I am to Apple and that said I don't understand code at this point, I mostly use computers as music creation tools working with preexisting programs.
I will apologize now if this thread has already been discussed here, as i said my search led me to a thread offering a solution that since seems to have been circumvented by the lovely people at tuneup.
Any feedback would be welcome,
Thank you.

If you first installed it from Cnet or Softonic you have a necessary, though unpleasant lesson to swallow.   Never install anything from either of these sites which are well known to inject all sorts of nasties into your download.
Read this document from Klaus1   http:// Viruses, Trojans, Malware - and other aspects of Internet Security: Apple Support Communities.
And this one from Thomas Reed.   http://Thomas' Corner : Mac Malware Guide

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