Free Youtube Downloader
Posted: January 31, 2016
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Ranking: | 17,269 |
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Threat Level: | 1/10 |
Infected PCs: | 52 |
First Seen: | January 31, 2016 |
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Last Seen: | September 1, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Free YouTube Downloader is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may appear on your computer even if you don't remember agreeing to install it. However, this doesn't mean that the Free YouTube Downloader is threatening, and there is an easy way to explain how it got on your computer. The Free YouTube Downloader may be included in a broad range of software bundles, so many users may agree to install this PUP accidentally while they set up a genuine piece of software.
As you can figure from its name, the primary purpose of the YouTube Downloader is to provide users with a free way to download videos from YouTube onto their computers. The application seems to work fine, and according to its download statistics, millions of users use the Free YouTube Downloader on their computers regularly. However, a significant fraction of its downloads may be owed to unfair distribution techniques the Free YouTube Downloader may use, so the high number of downloads doesn't mean necessarily that the Free YouTube Downloader is harmless. Although its name doesn't appear to be associated with suspicious software or behavior, we advise users to be cautious if they find the Free YouTube Downloader on their computers.
Users satisfied with the Free YouTube Downloader's functionality don't have to remove the application necessarily, but anyone who wants to eliminate it should do so with the assistance of an up-to-date anti-malware scanner. This way, they can rest assured that none of the files and registry entries used by the Free YouTube Downloader will be kept on their computers.
Technical Details
Registry Modifications
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}Free Youtube Downloader 5.1.1.1
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