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Youtubemp4.to is a YouTube video downloader. It is simple compared to similar sites, only converting to one type of file — MP4. Like a lot of the other YouTube converters and downloaders, Youtubemp4.to is related to a lot of low-quality advertisements and some unsafe websites that should be avoided.

Is Youtubemp4.to safe?

The website itself does what it says on the tin — makes a YouTube video available for download. The design of the website is minimalistic and beautiful, the conversion process simple to understand and follow.

Though the legality of downloading videos from youtube is dubious, you won’t get arrested for it. I am not a lawyer, so do not take this as permission to use Youtubemp4.to to pirate videos, and understand that it is unethical to download them. But in most cases downloading copyrighted material is not prosecuted — uploading is.

The problem with Youtubemp4.to is the redirects, the popup ads, the notifications. Even clicking on the Youtubemp4.to name only takes you to the front page some times, while other times it opens a new tab with some suspicious website. The Download and Convert buttons are equally treacherous. When you are on Youtubemp4.to, it is almost impossible to avoid being redirected to strange webpages.

How are ads dangerous?

Youtubemp4.to keeps afloat by advertising to visitors. A lot of commercial websites have ads to earn some money, but normally a reputable advertising network is used to choose which ads are displayed. These networks have high demands for what ads they accept. For example, dangerous and dishonest behaviour, ads that lead to malware, people who collect information irresponsibly are examples of what’s prohibited in Google Ads, the biggest advertising network right now.

In the case of Youtubemp4.to, the situation is a bit less favourable to ordinary site visitors. One type of ad that I encountered there was a gambling website. This is concerning considering that a youtube video converter like Youtubemp4.to is likely to mostly appeal to children. The gambling site is also styled like it’s trying to appeal to young people. Google Ads policies and other networks ban ads for gambling and betting that target minors. So, when this particular site wants to advertise, they search for a way with fewer restrictions, and find sites like Youtubemp4.to — sites where everyday visitors are not well protected.

Another type of ad that I saw on Youtubemp4.to was scam websites. Showing off obviously fake testimonies and asking for your name and phone number. Selling you some snake oil but, more importantly, according to their Privacy Policy, collecting your information to share it with third parties and send spam to your email address.

How to be safe online?

Don’t believe things that are too good to be true. Notice how the testimonies in scam websites that advertise on Youtubemp4.to all have the same writing style and tone, how pages are missing or the content is repeated.

Like in the real world, there are people online trying to make a living using dishonest means. Be aware of that: keep your information safe. Protect your online banking information especially. When you contact scammers, they might try to talk you into telling them your passwords, credit card, and other private information. They might give you forms and links to phishing sites that would steal all the data that you type in them. So be very careful every step of the way and know that you can always walk away. If you think that you have fallen for a scam and that your credit card information has been exposed, contact your bank and tell them about what happened.

Don’t allow notifications for every website that asks for it. Only enable notifications for sites which you actually want to follow. Some dishonest developers trick people into enabling notifications by claiming that the site won’t work correctly otherwise — “For the site to work, click Allow”. This is a lie — sites don’t need notifications to work correctly. It’s also a sign that the developers are unethical. People have to be very careful and patient online to avoid clicking on these, and that’s unfair — the internet should not be a minefield. And yet, that’s what Youtubemp4.to is: a minefield of scams and other intrusive, dishonest ads.

How to stop Youtubemp4.to ads

If you are still getting popup ads, you have probably given permissions for a few sites to push notifications. Go to the settings of your browser and edit the notification permissions to end popup ads.

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How to remove Youtubemp4.to using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Youtubemp4.to Ads install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Youtubemp4.to . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Youtubemp4.to Ads easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Youtubemp4.to from macOS

Delete Youtubemp4.to Ads from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Youtubemp4.to app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Youtubemp4.to Ads from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Youtubemp4.to Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove Youtubemp4.to Ads from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Youtubemp4.to Ads related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Youtubemp4.to, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Youtubemp4.to Ads from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Youtubemp4.to Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Youtubemp4.to Ads from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Youtubemp4.to and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Youtubemp4.to Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.