How to avoid any harm caused by yt-convert.com

What kind of page is yt-convert[.]com?

We have examined the yt-convert[.]com website and found that it uses rogue advertising networks. It redirects visitors to questionable websites. This page is presented as a site allowing visitors to download videos from YouTube in MP3 and MP4 formats. It is worth knowing that it is not entirely legal to download videos from YouTube.

Yt-convert[.]com in detail

While our team was inspecting this page, it opened the Etoro website - a legitimate page. It means that the creators of yt-convert[.]com are participating in some affiliate program where they are getting paid for announcing the Etoro page. However, there is a high possibility that yt-convert[.]com can open other pages.

Yt-convert[.]com may open download sites for shady apps, various scams, or even malicious pages. Therefore, it is highly advisable not to visit yt-convert[.]com or at least not to trust websites opened through it.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by yt-convert.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.54.157
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, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Mora about similar websites

When websites use rogue advertising networks, they can open websites like speedcaptcha-here[.]top, scams like "McAfee Total Protection Has Expired", and other untrustworthy sites. Examples of pages similar to yt-convert[.]com are youconvert[.]net, greenconvert[.]net, and listentoyou[.]tube.

What threats does visiting a rogue website pose?

A website of this type can open pages designed to trick you into providing personal information, installing untrustworthy software (or even malware), granting permission to show website notifications, etc. It can lead you to various scam websites and potentially malicious sites. It is worth knowing that ads appearing on such pages can cause unwanted downloads or installations.

How to avoid visiting rogue websites?

Avoid visiting questionable pages or downloading files and apps from them. Always use official pages and direct links as sources for downloading software. Do not click ads appearing on shady pages or allow those pages to show notifications. Make sure not to have any suspicious apps installed on a browser or computer.

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

Appearance of yt-convert[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is yt-convert[.]com?
• 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.

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 unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the unwanted application, 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 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 yt-convert.com, 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 yt-convert.com 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 yt-convert.com, 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.

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)

I have clicked on an ad displayed by a shady website, is my computer infected?

It is possible to cause unwanted downloads or installations by clicking on shady ads. However, most of those ads open other untrustworthy pages.

Is yt-convert[.]com a virus?

No, it is not a virus. It offers visitors to download videos from YouTube in MP3 and MP4 formats. It also opens other websites (at the time of the research, it opened the Etoro page). The main issue with this page is that it uses rogue advertising networks (it can open untrustworthy pages).

Will Combo Cleaner eliminate the threats posed by yt-convert[.]com website?

Combo Cleaner can scan visited websites and detect rogue, deceptive, and other web pages of this kind. Moreover, this application can restrict access to untrustworthy pages and scan files downloaded from them to check whether it is safe to open them.

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