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  • 1.0 stars

    "New version contains malware"

    August 28, 2010  |  

    Pros

    None. I used the old versions successfully and loved the software. The newest version caused my antivirus software to warn me of a problem.

    Cons

    The new version installs malware called MyBrowserBar. My Ad-Aware program notified me of the malware. It removed it. Also when I tried to install Youtube Downloader again, Ad-Aware would not let me install the .exe.

    Summary

    For the longest time I was using the old versions of YouTube Downloader
    successfuly, but the latest version is a problem.

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  • Reply by EclipseWebJS2 on August 29, 2010

    Most of the MyBrowserBar is installed when you install the toolbar. DON'T install it. And normally, that malware would be coming right out of "PDFCreator". You might want to look up Wikipedia on the subject.

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  • Reply by supportydo on August 29, 2010

    yup i have found some cros in downloading software for downloading youtube video i have found this very helpful which is call youtube downloader online means you can download youtube video without downloading any software just copy url of youtube video and paste it in to this website and click download and here you go
    here is the link http://www.youtubedownloaderonline.com

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