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Video Abductor

Posted: March 17, 2017

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 1/10
Infected PCs: 108
First Seen: March 17, 2017
Last Seen: September 19, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Video Abductor is a Potentially Unwanted Program whose installation also may be accompanied by the installation of additional unwanted software. Despite this, some users might find the Video Abductor to be a relatively useful piece of software since it gives them the ability to download videos from various websites used to host online videos – YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Soundcloud, etc. quickly and easily. Apart from giving users the ability to download videos and also audio files, the Video Abductor software features an easy-to-use convert tool that can convert files from one format to another.

Despite that the Video Abductor features some cool extras and functions, users should be aware of the side effects that its installation can bring. The Video Abductor's installation wizard takes advantage of the Chocolatey Package Manager, a reliable tool that may be used to for wrongful purposes sometimes, such as installing PUPs, browser hijackers or adware. Keep in mind that Chocolatey is in no way an undesired or unsafe application, but some publishers may use it to install software that users might not want to see on their computers.

If you are not being troubled by the Video Abductor's potential side effects, then you will not regret continuing to use this software probably. However, users who wish to remove the Video Abductor should keep in mind that there are many similar tools that offer the same features without the unwanted side effects. The removal of the Video Abductor is not mandatory, but since it is classified as a PUP, then it's removal is pretty much always a good choice.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathVideo Abductor.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\VideoAB

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\VideoAB
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