How to remove YTDownloader adware

Simple and easy methods to delete YTDownloader

YTDownloader is suspicious domain but the developers present it as genuine and helpful webpage that provides the tools to facilitate the download of videos from various video sharing websites. At the first appearance, this software seems legitimate and useful and that’s why it is classified as potentially unwanted program. It is mainly developed by team of remote hackers with the main target to make illegal money by manipulating innocent users. However, it is mainly designed to promote third party advertisements as well as redirects users to other untrustworthy webpage without having user’s approval.

More details about YTDownloader

After intruding, YTDownloader will take complete control over your internet web browsers and make the browser so strange by making changes into browser settings like homepage, default search engine and new tab URL in order to promote fake search engine. Whenever you will search any query on it or open any new browsing tab then it will get you unwanted results as well as redirect you to other potentially malicious websites. Due to this, users are unable to reset the settings as previous states until YTDownloader is removed.

Furthermore, it also delivers intrusive adverts in form of coupons, offers, deals, discounts, pop-ups ads and other similar advertisements. Upon being clicked, those ads redirect you to compromised websites or even cause unwanted installation of software. Despite this, it also has the ability to collect your personal information and shared with potent cyber criminals who misuse it in order to generate revenue as much as possible. Thus, presence of unwanted software can leads to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. For this reasons, you are strongly advised to delete rogue applications immediately from the system.

Short summary

Name: YTDownloader

Threat Type: Adware, Browser hijacker, Redirect, Malicious domain

Short Description: Pretends to be a reliable search engine while replacing the browser homepage, new tab page and default search engine without asking for permission. Generates deceptive offers and misleading search results.

Symptoms: The homepage, new tab page and search engine in preferred web browser are set to display the hoax search engine Burst Search. Browser is slowed down by an increased number of online ads.

Distribution methods: Compromised websites, rogue online pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications, spam emails, harmful links, porn or torrent sites.

Damage: Loss of sensitive private information, monetary loss, identity theft, and infiltrate other possible malware infections.

Removal: In order to remove YTDownloader, you are advised to go through given below removal process.

Distribution methods of YTDownloader:

YTDownloader was distributed through download clients on freeware download websites such as download.com, soft32.com and so on. It offers installation of third party software to monetize this websites free services and traffic. What’s developers do is that they hide information about additional applications custom or advanced installation options. However, in most cases, users rush and skip all those available settings and often cause inadvertent installation of unnecessary programs.

So, to avoid such infections you are highly advised to carefully analyze each step of free software download procedure and ensure that no additional software is included. Further, use custom or advance options while installing software downloaded from the internet and opt out for all additional attached apps with the help of chosen software for download.

Remove YTDownloader

Manual malware removal guide might be lengthy and time-consuming so that it takes lots of time to detect and delete this nasty threat. If you have much knowledge about computer then you can go through it. Despite this, you are highly recommended to use some reliable antimalware removal tool such as Spyhunter that can remove YTDownloader and all installed PUAs as soon as possible from the infected system.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove YTDownloader:

Remove the related items of YTDownloader using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing YTDownloader issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (YTDownloader) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to YTDownloader removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to YTDownloader still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove YTDownloader plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in YTDownloader removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete YTDownloader (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.