Firefox Flash Video Downloader add-in adding Malware!

[Myself]

The 'Featured' Flash Video Downloader - Youtube Downloader for Firefox which I added to download some helpful Youtube videos I needed is adding Malware.

I started LMDE this morning, after installing Debian 6 on another drive, which resulted in Grub being wiped out on two drives, and all windows I opened in LMDE, after I got reinstalled Grub, went to the top left corner of the screen, one on top of the other, refusing to be dragged to another screen location so I could get to a window underneath. The Minimise, Maximise and Close buttons were also missing. No open application was displayed on the Panel.

I did a system clean and then ran ClamAV which found the following.

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After removing it and rebooting everything is back to normal.

The offending add-in: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flash-video-downloader-youtube/?src=search

[3fRI]

I wonder if add-ons and extensions available in other browsers might also host malware. I noticed that Opera, for example, offers many add-ons and extensions that originate in countries noted as frequent sources of malware and viruses.

[Oscar799]

Moved here by moderator

[Myself]

I notice that Google have removed these extensions for Chrome and Chromium.
Fact that they own Youtube may also be an influence in this decision.
It a pity as sometimes one needs to have a local copy of a helpful video for when it's not possible to be on-line.

[mank_in]

Maybe you can try using add on Download Helper , i am always use it .

[Myself]

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