BrowserAir

What is BrowserAir?

BrowserAir is not a malicious application that would put your computer’s security in jeopardy, but we think there is no reason not to remove it. The cyber security industry has collectively classified BrowserAir as a potentially unwanted application, because it does not do anything that would improve your browsing experience whatsoever. In fact, it might actually do the opposite. Therefore, we recommend that you read the full article and come to your own conclusions. In any case, a reliable browser is what you should opt for, and BrowserAir is definitely not it. Download Removal Tool100% FREE spyware scan and
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Where does BrowserAir come from?

The origins of this application are surrounded by mystery. The browser’s dedicated promotional website is called Browserair.com, which says that the browser is super fast and super light. Allegedly, BrowserAir will provide you with the fastest possible browsing speed. But this is just laughable, since the most popular web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome are as fast as each other. They are all very fast and what it usually boils down to is usability. BrowserAir on the other hand cannot compete with such heavyweights.

However, the browser’s promotional website does not feature a download button, so we think that it might be distributed exclusively via software bundles. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com were able to obtain a bundle containing BrowserAir. To our surprise, the application was bundled with other potentially unwanted and even malicious applications that include the following: MyPcBackup, Media Player Enhance, IstartSurf.com, Pine Tree, and MixVideoPlayer.

How does BrowserAir work?

If you install the bundle containing the aforementioned applications, you will find yourself in a whole lot of trouble. But for now we will focus exclusively on BrowserAir. Once the application is installed, you will notice a search bar at the top of your desktop. It will redirect all of your searches to Thesmartsearch.net. It will change the search engine of all browsers to Thesmartsearch.net and the homepages to www-searching.com. So, basically, the main purpose of this browser is to generate web traffic to Thesmartsearch.net.

Now, let us talk about this website for a bit. The website uses cookies to collect non-personally identifiable information, such as browsing and search history, IP addresses, and so on. Why? you ask. Because the owners want to customize sponsored results. “The ads that we deliver to users may be provided by our advertising partners. We share Web site usage information about users with reputable third parties for the purpose of targeting our advertisements on this site.” If you approve such practices, then by all means keep using BrowserAir; but, if you do not, then you should remove it in a timely manner.

How do I remove BrowserAir?

You can remove BrowserAir using our manual removal guide. The process is very simple, and, if you have uninstalled a program before, you should have no trouble deleting this one. However, if you installed this browser together with additional potentially unwanted software, then you should remove them as well. If you have any difficulties, please use our featured antimalware scanner that is capable of removing potentially unwanted applications.

Windows 8/8.1

1. Open the Charm bar.
2. Click Settings and select Control Panel.
3. Open Uninstall a program.
4. Find the unwanted program and click Uninstall.

Windows 7/Vista

1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Select Uninstall a program.
3. Find the application and click Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu and click Control Panel.
2. Open Add or Remove Programs.
3. Find the potentially unwanted program.
4. Click Remove.

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