Thứ Năm, 15 tháng 8, 2013

Is that YouTube Video Downloader browser plugin safe? Beware!

A lot of people, it seems, are keen to download videos from YouTube so that they can view them without the need to be online.

Of course, YouTube doesn’t give you the option to download the movies it hosts – so it’s not an enormous surprise that all manner of tools and browser plugins have been created over the years to help you do it.

Sadly, online criminals and fraudsters are only too aware of this trend – and have created YouTube video downloading plugins for your browser which can lead to your computer being infected with malware, or help them earn money by messing with your browser’s search results or displaying irritating adverts.
Spider.io has published a detailed report looking at two plugins designed to let you download YouTube videos: Easy YouTube Video Downloader plugin and Best Video Downloader.

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