Trojan found in Lion and on iPhone 4 backup

I recently installed MacKeeper on my Mac and Pc's
I have been having major issues with Lion - see my discussion there -
But tonight it found a Trojan in my Users/dr/App Support/MobileSync/Backup file - This was as I was restoring my iphone 4 from the back up because it was continually slowing & crashing like my Lion is. So the back up was lost. I had a backup omn iCloud but because the last vackup was to my Mac it would not restore from iCloud.
The description is TR/Spy.29184.169
Is this real? or is my MacKeeper deluded? Is it on my iPhone or in my Mac (rather was it?)
dr

MacKeeper is itself a trojan.
MacKeeper is an exception to the rule that system modifications should be uninstalled according to the developer's instructions. Although not generally recognized as such, MacKeeper is in fact a trojan, because the developer distributes an uninstaller that purports to delete it, but leaves behind something that causes popup ads to appear in the user’s web browser. Try following the instructions here:
how to uninstall MacKeeper « Phil Stokes
I can't personally vouch for the accuracy of those instructions, but others seem to have had success with them.

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