I know how to use mods, I make many mods myself, I kinda never backup unless I had problems with installing it before.
And about Spoosh: Spoosh is a program that lets you know the X,Y,Z position of where you are plus you can spawn vehicles with it (that's what I need it for).
I don't know if there's more to it but anyway, I tried changing the settings of McAfee too, didn't help at all.