Could videos downloaded from YouTube videos be infected (by Youtube)?

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Raydahnold

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I downloaded Youtube videos, but found out just now it is illegal. I thought that if Mozilla page has add-on for that, it must be legal!

Could Youtube videos be infected? Could Youtube infect them to punish illegal downloading? I removed the add-on - should I delete those videos too to be safe?

If I use AVAST, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Malwarebytes and SuperAntispyware Free Edition, will I be safe and find anything there is?

I'll never download anything from Youtube ever again!
 
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Youtube (owned by Google) is not going to infect files to punish anyone. That is not a realistic concern.

The tool you used to download those videos could be a source of malware. You should use the antivirus and malware tools you have to perform full scans of your system. Remove all identified threats.

Good luck.

COLGeek

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Youtube (owned by Google) is not going to infect files to punish anyone. That is not a realistic concern.

The tool you used to download those videos could be a source of malware. You should use the antivirus and malware tools you have to perform full scans of your system. Remove all identified threats.

Good luck.
 
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