<p>The present invention relates to the field of computer technologies, and disclosed are a task processing method and an associated mobile terminal for performing the method. The method includes: scanning an application program, so as to obtain a list of predefined tasks corresponding to the application program; comparing the list of predefined tasks with a preset white list of tasks; removing a matched task from the list of predefined tasks, so as to obtain a new task list, so that a user selects a task according to a need from the new task list for execution; detecting one or more user selections of members of the new task list; updating the new task list and the preset white list of tasks according to the user selections; and performing the updated new task list using the application program.</p>
