There are many computer programs out there which are made and compartmentalised purely with the intention of packing a virus to infect your computer.
Antivirus programs are not good at identifying these type of sneaking applications and when they do it is usually too late.
Most of these type of viruses are made with the intent to steal from you. They either want to spy and get important information or steal your viewing time so you will go to their sites and buy their products.
Disclaimer: Youtube Video Downlaoders are not made or designed by Youtube. They are made by 3rd party operators and not all of them are made with ill intentions and viruses.
Most people will not download a virus on purpose. So what the criminals do is encapsulate a virus into a program or application they know people want, and when you download and install the program, you will install the virus as well and become infected.
Youtube Video Downloaders
If there is one type of program we see made and downloaded with the intent of infecting your computer or laptop with a virus, it is the Youtube Video Downloaders.
Many people download these programs with the intent they may be able to help them grab videos off Youtube and store them on the phones, tablets and computers for later use.
More times than not, when we see an infected computer it will have some kind of Youtube video downloader installed on the computer.
I am sure there are legitimate downloaders out there, however it happens so often I am at the point now were I would never try and definitely not recommend any to my customers. And even if some of them are legitimate and clean now, I have seen it so many times now I wouldn’t be surprised if they will move to the dark side of the force later on!
How to Know If I am Infected
With the knowledge nothing is for free on the internet – there is mostly always an ulterior motive. How many of us would work 1000’s of hours needed to make a program for free? I look at everything on the internet with a grain of salt.
A good indicator that you might have been duped is once you have downloaded and installed the program, you might not be able to find it on your computer and if you do, it simply might not start up when clicking on the shortcut icon.
Your computer might start getting a lot of popups and hings popping up on the screen unexpectedly, taking you to websites you never requested it. This is a good indicator that your web browser has been compromised. It might be a simple plugin add-on or you could be infected right down to the operating system.
If your operating system is infected you will probably know as it becomes slower to operate, unstable and might even freeze, restart without you asking or Blue Screen.
When you get to this stage it might be too late to do anything yourself. If you think you might have a virus downloaded from a Youtube Video Downlader, give computer repairs Townsville a call today and we will give you a 100% free no obligation diagnosis and quote.
