TaskBrowser

The TaskBrowser application is a tool that is likely marketing itself as a helpful utility that will improve your browsing quality. The TaskBrowser tool appears to target Mac users, mainly.

However, despite its claims, the TaskBrowser application is not a useful tool. After malware analysts studied this application, they concluded that this is a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) that users should avoid installing. To be more specific, the TaskBrowser application is classified as adware. Users who have installed adware on their systems have usually done so unknowingly. This often happens when the user is rushing through the installation process of a free application. Many software bundles include adware, which users may install if they do not pay attention during the installation process. This is what applications like the TaskBrowser utility count on to propagate. Once the TaskBrowser tool is installed on your Mac, it will make sure to inject advertisements in your Web browser every time you try to browse the Internet. It is likely that the advertisements may come in the shape of colorful banners, flashing notifications, annoying alerts, hyperlinked sections in the text, etc. Needless to say, with this amount of advertisement, it will be difficult to make the most of your favorite websites. Some of the advertisements affiliated with the TaskBrowser may even overlay important sections of the website prohibiting you from viewing all the content. Adware may also collect browsing information in order to display more relevant advertisements.

If the TaskBrowser application is installed on your Mac, we would advise you to remove it sooner rather than later. A reputable anti-virus solution will sniff out the TaskBrowser PUP and swiftly remove it from your system. To avoid having to deal with adware in the future, make sure to pay close attention while you are installing new software.