TapBreaker

Posted by Lisa Blanc on July 7, 2016

What is TapBreaker?

Even though TapBreaker is an adware application that should show ads in exchange for free premium games on TapBreaker.com, people who never visited the official program’s site could still have it on their computer. It is so because the software might be distributed through unreliable file-sharing web pages that bundle their installers with adware, browser hijackers, and other doubtful programs. If you find the displayed ads annoying, you should remove the adware from your system instead of ignoring them. The ads may come from malicious web pages that might collect your private data without asking or infect your system with malware. Therefore, our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com advise users to delete the application before something bad happens. Users should not worry if they do not know how to do that because there will be a manual below the article. test test test

How does TapBreaker work?

Based on your operating system the program should create a folder in the %LOCALAPPDATA% or %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data directory. TapBreaker shows advertising content only on the Internet Explorer since the adware does not work on other browsers. According to the official adware’s web page TapBreaker.com, the application should show “in-text, pop-up/under, transitional, shopping and/or banner” ads. Also, it should be noted that all this content is supposed to be clickable, which means that it might redirect users to other websites.

Since the ads should belong to the third party, you would be redirected to sites that are not owned by the adware’s creators. For that, you may want to avoid the ads, because you could be redirected to potentially malicious web pages. Each website could have different Privacy Policy and Terms of use documents. Therefore, if you click these ads, you should read the mentioned documents in every site that you get redirected to. If not, users might reveal their personal data to unreliable sources. Third-party web pages may also contain Trojans, viruses, ransomware, and other malicious programs that could do some damage to user’s computer. As you see, the adware cannot provide you with useful tools or content. On the contrary, it might endanger your privacy and computer.

Where does TapBreaker come from?

The application should be available on the official TapBreaker website. This site offers online games that are divided into a few different categories, such as puzzle, strategy, casino, arcade, driving, popular, more and premium. If you try to load any game from the premium section, you should be asked to download the adware. Another way to install the application is to download a bundled installer, which offers TapBreaker as an additional program. Such installers might be distributed through various file-sharing web pages. You may not even notice the adware on the setup wizard if you are not very attentive while installing software.

How to delete TapBreaker?

The good news is that the adware is not that difficult to remove, as users can erase it through Control Panel. If you are not sure how to use this tool, take a look at the instructions available below. Nonetheless, it is also advisable to scan the computer with a legitimate antimalware tool. Especially, if the user downloaded more applications from unreliable sources. The antimalware tool would detect TapBreaker and other possible threats on your computer with the scanning tool. Then, you would be able to delete all threats with one mouse click.