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SectionBrowser

Posted: July 30, 2020

SectionBrowser is a Mac application dedicated to promoting the search services offered by Safe Finder. This search engine is relatively unpopular when compared to major competitors like Google or Bing. Mac users who end up with SectionBrowser installed on their computers may not notice any obvious changes at first, but the program will manipulate their Web browser's settings by configuring Safe Finder as the default search aggregator silently. This means that any time you use the address bar to search the Web, you will be taken to Safe Finder instead of your usual search engine. While none of SectionBrowser's actions are unsafe, they are likely to have an adverse impact on your Web browsing experience.

The SectionBrowser does not need to be installed on your computer via a direct download necessarily – it often may be installed alongside legitimate free applications that were bundled with SectionBrowser's installer. Of course, such installs are optional; however, many people do not pay close attention to the installer's instructions, and they may authorize SectionBrowser's installation accidentally.

Once SectionBrowser is installed on a Mac computer, it will set up a new Device Profile and Launch Daemon to ensure that its changes will be persistent and difficult to remove. Since removing it manually may be tricky, it is recommended to take care of the task with the use of a specialized Mac security scanner.

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