What is MacKeeper? and how do i get rid of it? please help

i have had my mac for a while now and i have just noticed what appears to be a little burgalar at the top of the menu bar at the top of the screen. i was wondering if this was a virus or something i may have accidently downloaded? is it safe or do i need to get rid of it?
please help

Definitely uninstall MacKeeper.  Avoid all third party so called Mac cleaning utilities. Your Mac runs maintenance in the background for you.
Uninstalling MacKeeper
See this user tip  >  https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3021

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