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Worried about a possible malicious ad-on Please Help!!!

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Hi, Some one please help I'm worried that flash video downloader is malicious, is it safe from the Mozilla ad-ons site "https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader/?src=cb-dl-featured" I have been using it for years but Ive found that the website "flashvideodownloader.org" on the threat databases of McAfee Norton and AVG. That there is a nasty trogen on there page this extremely worries me unless there in the adverts which I nether click on anyway "The name of the trogen is Artemis 1994F2879D1"

My antivirus has not picked anything up so far but after I had removed the ad-on and looked round my PC for any traces of the ad-on I found a folder with a text document in, but I think to access these sites you would have to click on some of the other tools offered it the ad-on. please for your protection don't click on any of the links!!!!!!!

"speed.pointroll.com" "ad-g.doubleclick.net" "naked.com" "exoclick.com" "pointroll.com" "edgesuite.com" "mtvnservices.com" "gfrevenge.com" "71i.de" "contentabc.com" "tekenetryverification.net" "nbcuni.com" "2mdn.net" "filesonic.com" "pop6.com" "daredorm.com" "adrocketmedia.com" "moviebox.com" "amateurmatch.com"

Please help me and give me the correct needed advice

Look forward from hearing from you,

Thanks, Matthew Hayllar

Hi, Some one please help I'm worried that flash video downloader is malicious, is it safe from the Mozilla ad-ons site "https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader/?src=cb-dl-featured" I have been using it for years but Ive found that the website "flashvideodownloader.org" on the threat databases of McAfee Norton and AVG. That there is a nasty trogen on there page this extremely worries me unless there in the adverts which I nether click on anyway "The name of the trogen is Artemis 1994F2879D1" My antivirus has not picked anything up so far but after I had removed the ad-on and looked round my PC for any traces of the ad-on I found a folder with a text document in, but I think to access these sites you would have to click on some of the other tools offered it the ad-on. please for your protection don't click on any of the links!!!!!!! "speed.pointroll.com" "ad-g.doubleclick.net" "naked.com" "exoclick.com" "pointroll.com" "edgesuite.com" "mtvnservices.com" "gfrevenge.com" "71i.de" "contentabc.com" "tekenetryverification.net" "nbcuni.com" "2mdn.net" "filesonic.com" "pop6.com" "daredorm.com" "adrocketmedia.com" "moviebox.com" "amateurmatch.com" Please help me and give me the correct needed advice Look forward from hearing from you, Thanks, Matthew Hayllar

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Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader/?src=cb-dl-featured and near the reviews, hit "report abuse" and give as many details as possible.

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Mozilla inspects every add-on before allowing it to be hosted there, and inspects every update for currently hosted add-ons. Pretty safe bet that you aren't going to have a problem after installing that extension, and surely not a Trojan - that is the first thing which is screened for before AMO will allow an add-on to even be uploaded to their server for additional automated screening and then a manual code inspection.

Just because the website for that add-on is in those threat databases, it doesn't mean their extension contains anything malicious.

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Thanks guys this is much a predicated :D It was just a raise of concern especially since my antivirus hasn't picked anything up!

Thanks, Matthew Hayllar

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Have reported it as well thanks mate :)