Can you get malware from youtube

You'll almost certainly be redirected to another fake site, with a fake video player that looks like it will give you the movie. You'll be told to sign up for something, or download something, and will probably end up with some malware on your system. YouTube does offer full-length movies — some are free, others you have to pay for.

But such films will never, ever require you to click a link in the description in order to watch. If such a link does work, it will almost certainly be a pirated copy of the movie. Piracy is often funded by deceptive ads and malware, so don't be surprised if you end up infected either way. But it's not just people who want a free movie who can get malware from YouTube — everyday use could be dangerous too, apparently. The ads in question — since taken down — were shown alongside a variety of popular videos, and redirected users to malicious sites where they became infected.

This particular vulnerability targeted Internet Explorer users, but only infected people using an out-of-date version of Microsoft's browser. Consider this a reminder that you always need to install that security patch as soon as possible.

But this isn't entirely the user's fault: YouTube has policies that are supposed to prevent ads from pointing to malicious sites. How did these ads get around that restriction? Apparently they didn't point to malicious sites — they pointed to sites that redirected users to another site, which in turn redirected users to malicious sites. This workaround stopped YouTube from noticing the malicious links. It goes to show you that you never know where malicious links show up, and that you should always be careful about what you click.

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Is that true, can some one hack my account this way? Thanks for this site, at 86 yrs. I have a tough time not only keeping up with it all but learning about it to begin with. Have a nice day. Thank you for the insight you provide on your page. I use an iPad which Ive been told has security but not sure.

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Description in the link. YouTube itself does provide full length streaming movies , but they will never ask you to click a link in the description to access them.

Likely to take you to a malicious site. Not clicking on ads, links etc. Like basicly not clicking on anything, just watching the video. Norton will still stop the malicious code from running anyways. Aren, in addition to what Soul says, and as you point out, one of the major hazards is blindly clicking on links which may or may not be malicious.

Also, I have an Acer computer I do not have Java installed. Is that ok? I do not have Java installed. I do not need Java. I rarely use Flash Player. I keep Flash Player updated. Ok, so when you go to helpx.