What is YTDownloader?
YTDownloader is not malicious related, but due to its annoying and stealthy behaviors such as keeping displaying nonstop ads and pop-ups on the screen no matter computer users are working on PC or browsing the Internet, installing itself into the system without obvious notification, automatically modifying browser and system settings in the background, etc. people rank in low acceptance of this software. Moreover, when you get Ytdownloader pop-ups on your computer, you may inadvertently install other unwanted program on your computer and useless extensions on your web browsers.
Usually, people get installed with YTDownloader with no idea as this adware just appears out of sudden. Few computer users know when and how YTDownloader lands on their PC. It is important to note that online activities including visiting malicious sites and links, installing free software come from unreliable sources, opening spam email attachments and online gambling can all be the mediums to help distribute YTDownloader. Also, YTDownloader is so tricky that can take advantages of system vulnerabilities to invade into the compromised PC without people’s knowledge.
Thus, to avoid being entangled with browser hijacker like YTDownloader, you should abide by these rules: read the small print when downloading or installing, don’t click on links or pop-up boxes if you’re not sure what they are, and of course, make sure your PC’s antivirus software is always up to date and scan your system regularly.
Besides popping up annoying ads, what does YTDownloader do in my system?
YTDownloader occupies so many computer resources, most of the infected computers that used to boot up quickly now needs to take a long time to get started due to a series of harmful behaviors of YTDownloader, so do the browsers and other applications in the target PC. What’s worse, YTDownloader runs in the background and chisels up a backdoor in the compromised PC. As a result, many useful programs in the target PC are disabled, and additional malware stealthily get inside via the system loopholes created by YTDownloader.
YTDownloader also consists of several functions that may put your system at risk. It is capable of tracking your browsing cookies and all websites and bombarding you with a constant stream of pop-ups. This tricky pest collects your browsing habits, search key words and related data in the background without you even knowing it. Your privacy information may be sent to the cyber schemers at the same time and make you end up being the victim of financial theft and identity theft.
YTDownloader has interrupted so many computer users:
I can’t delete a Google Chrome extension. It’s called “YTDownloader” and first of all, I have no idea how it got there. But although I have looked through my PC files and done countless Google searches into this extension, I can’t find any answers. I have tried to delete the extension from Chrome by going to “chrome://extensions/” and clicking the bin icon but when I close Chrome and re-open it again at some point, it’s there. If anyone knows of any way to get rid of this annoyance, it would be greatly appreciated.
Effective methods to get rid of YTDownloader:
Method one: Manually remove YTDownloader
Method two: Automatically remove YTDownloader easily with SpyHunter
Detail instruction (please perform all the steps in correct order)
Method one: Manually remove YTDownloader
1. End all the running processes of YTDownloader
Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time. Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.
Stop all the running processes about YTDownloader
2. Remove malicious add-on and extensions from your web browsers.
Internet Explorer:
(1). Click Start, type: Manage browser add-ons
(2). Hit Enter on your keyboard
(3). Click Manage add-on and disable all the suspicious add-on.
Firefox:
(1). Click the Firefox menu and click Add-on
(2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.
Google Chrome:
(1). Click the Customize and Control menu button →Tools→ click Extensions
3.Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by YTDownloader.
Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu→type msconfig in the search bar → open System Configuration →Disable all possible startup items generated.
4. Clean cookies
Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options →the General tab, Delete the Cookies button can be directly seen in IE6, IE7 is to click the Delete Browsing History button then tick Cookies and click Delete.
Firefox: Tools → Options → Privacy → Remove Individual Cookies → Delete corresponding cookies in the cookies showing box.
Opera: Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Cookies →Delete corresponding cookies in Management Cookies.
5. Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files about YTDownloader
(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
(3). Clean all the malicious files about this infection as below.
%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random
6. Delete malicious registry entries related to this virus.
Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )
Delete all the vicious registries as below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\random.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random
Method two: Automatically remove YTDownloader easily with SpyHunter
SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application that designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware,etc. It is important to note that SpyHunter removal tool works well and should run alongside existing security programs without any conflicts.
Step one: Click the Download icon to install SpyHunter in your PC.
Step two: After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your PC.
Step three: Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the threats on your PC.
Note: YTDownloader should be removed as soon as possible, otherwise, you will not only can not surf the web freely, but also suffer from poor running speed, unstable internet connection and many other kinds of PC issues. If you haven’t sufficient expertise in manually dealing with program files, processes, .dll files and registry entries, it may lead to mistakes damaging your system permanently. If you are not very good at computer, you are recommended to download Spyhunter to automatically remove YTDownloader from your PC.
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