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App Discovery Tools

Posted: February 10, 2020

App Discovery Tools is a browser add-on dedicated to providing its users with access to online applications and extensions that they can use to extend the functionality of their Web browser, smartphone or computer. While this may give the impression of being a great utility to have at your disposal, you should know that the helpfulness of the App Discovery Tools add-on is questionable. First of all, the applications that this extension promotes are not unique in any way, and, in fact, all of them can be found easily by searching the Web. The second reason why App Discovery Tools is not a good add-on to install is that it cannot be installed unless you allow it to replace your Web browser's default new tab page. The websites that App Discovery Tools sets as the new tab page may vary - https://search.tappdiscovery.tools or https://query.tappdiscovery.tools. Both of these are safe to use, and the results they provide are generated by Yahoo Search. However, there is a chance that you may see an increased number of advertisements while using the search engines that App Discovery Tools promotes.

Needless to say, software that demands to make changes to your Web browser's settings to be installed should not be trusted. The App Discovery Tools app is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), and you can rest assured that its removal is recommended by any reputable PC anti-virus product.

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