Do not use the untrustworthy keepv.id YouTube converter website

What is the keepv[.]id site?

keepv[.]id is an untrusted website, which operates as a YouTube converter. This page offers a service to convert YouTube video URLs (links) to MP3 and MP4 files, which users can download. As well as this service infringing copyright law, it also uses rogue advertising networks.

Sites that employ these networks promote dubious and malicious web pages, which, if visited, endanger device/user safety. Therefore, you are strongly advised against visiting or using keepv[.]id.

More about pages like keepv[.]id

Sites that employ rogue advertising networks promote dubious pages - when users directly or indirectly interact with them. To elaborate, these websites can force-open various pages the moment they are accessed and content presented in them and (e.g., ads, buttons, links, etc.) is clicked.

The promoted sites can be sale-based/promotional (of legitimate and bogus products), misleading, bogus, deceptive/scam, compromised, and malicious. Untrusted web pages often host intrusive advertisements (e.g., pop-ups, banners, coupons, etc.). These ads are more than just a nuisance, they are also dangerous. Once clicked, intrusive ads redirect to dubious/malicious websites and some can stealthily download/install unwanted applications.

Furthermore, rogue sites often ask visitors to enable browser notifications. The pages can even use deceptive tactics (e.g., 'clickbait') to trick users into allowing the notifications (keepv[.]id also asks visitors to allow its browser notifications). Should they be enabled, the site starts running intrusive advertisement campaigns (i.e., deliver the previously described ads).

More about unwanted apps

Unwanted apps are commonly proliferated by intrusive advertisements. This software may seem legitimate and offers "useful" features, however, the advertised functionality is rarely operational. Shady apps have varied dangerous capabilities and these can be in different combinations. These apps can force-upon untrustworthy and dangerous websites.

Adware-types deliver intrusive ad campaigns. Another type, called browser hijacker, operates by making modifications to browser settings and restricting/denying access to them to promote fake search engines. The promoted web searchers are usually unable to provide search results, and so they redirect to Yahoo, Bing, Google, and other legitimate search engines.

Most rogue apps (regardless of type) can track data. They monitor browsing activity (browsing and search engine histories) and gather personal information extracted from it (IP addresses, geolocations, and other details). The collected data is then shared with and/or sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals).

In summary, unwanted software can cause system infections, serious privacy issues, financial loss, and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user privacy, all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be removed immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by keepv.id
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	95.216.217.228
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Pages of this type in general

Using rogue advertising networks is a common website monetization technique. Hence, there are thousands of such websites on the internet - clickmp3.com, o2tvseries.com, 4anime.to, and soap2day.to are just some examples.

Visiting and/or using these sites poses a wide variety of threats. Due to the relative prevalence of web pages using rogue advertising networks, you are strongly advised to exercise caution when browsing.

How did adware install on my computer?

Users sometimes inadvertently download and install unwanted apps via deceptive advertisements - they click ads that cause unwanted download/installations by executing certain scripts.

Unwanted downloads and installations also occur during download/installation of other programs. I.e., when PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'extra offers'. This distribution method of rogue apps is called "bundling".

Typically, offers to download and install these additional apps can be declined via "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings, or by unticking certain checkboxes within the set-ups. When users download and install programs without making these checks and changes, they often allow unwanted apps to infiltrate.

How to avoid installation of unwanted applications

You are advised to research all software before download/installation or purchase. All downloads must be done from official and verified sources, since dubious channels such as unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks and other third party downloaders commonly offer deceptive or bundled content.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features, etc. Intrusive ads may seem normal and harmless, however, they can redirect to various dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and many others).

If you encounter ads or redirects of this kind, inspect the system and remove any suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshots of advertisements delivered by keepv[.]id:

Appearance variants of the keepv[.]id website (GIF):

IMPORTANT NOTE! This deceptive site asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and set the toggle button to "OFF"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen
• Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

Internet Explorer:

• Click the Gear button on the right upper corner of the IE window
• Select "Internet options"
• Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Settings" under "Pop-up Blocker" section
• Select suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the "Remove" button

Microsoft Edge:

• Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window
• Scroll down, find and click "Settings"
• Scroll down again and click "View advanced settings"
• Click "Manage" under "Website permissions"
• Click the switch under each suspicious website

Safari (Mac):

• Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences..."
• Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane
• Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option for each

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Quick menu:

• What is keepv[.]id?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 3. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 4. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 5. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
• STEP 6. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes keepv[.]id redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by keepv.id, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by keepv.id removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by keepv.id, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by keepv.id, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by keepv[.]id in the right lower corner of my desktop?

No website can deliver notifications to devices without being allowed to do so. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" or a similar button when visiting pages that want to show notifications. Thus, keepv[.]id displays unwanted notifications because it has been permitted to do so.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Notifications cannot cause direct harm to users/computers. However, interacting with them can lead to websites hosting malicious content (e.g., malicious files, ads, or programs).

Is keepv[.]id a virus?

Websites like keepv[.]id are not viruses. They can (if allowed) send misleading notifications to trick users into landing on scam websites and other pages of this kind. Also, sites like keepv[.] can redirect users to unreliable websites when users interact with links, buttons, or similar elements presented on them.

Will Combo Cleaner remove keepv[.]id ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted to keepv[.]id. It will also block further access to this untrustworthy website. No additional steps will be required.

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