Operating system | Size 13.59 MB | |
Developer(s) Ellora Assets Corporation Initial release 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01) Stable release 3.8.0 / 12 May 2016; 9 months ago (2016-05-12) Available in English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Chinese Traditional | ||
Freemake Video Downloader is a freeware download manager developed by Ellora Assets Corporation. The program is designed to download embedded videos in FLV, MP4, WebM, or 3GP formats from any website, including the popular sites YouTube, Facebook, Vevo, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Veoh and Metacafe. The software gives a list of all video qualities available for downloading and is able to convert downloaded videos to multiple formats, including formats designed for the iPod, iPhone, PlayStation, and Android mobile devices.
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Features
Freemake Video Downloader can rip online videos from popular video portals such as YouTube, Facebook, Google Video, Vevo, MTV Music, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Veoh, Break, Stupidvideos, Liveleak, Photobucket, MyVideo.de, and Nicovideo.jp. The software is capable of downloading videos at 4096p, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, or 240p resolution. It can also transcode downloaded videos, converting them into AVI files or extracting the audio into an MP3 file. Freemake Video Converter, a sister application to Freemake Video Downloader, offers more conversion options. The program also supports downloading private videos for which proper account credentials are needed, such as private videos on Facebook. It also supports using proxy servers.
Version 2.0
Freemake Video Downloader 2.0 is a major update which integrates support for video downloads from Hulu, ComedyCentral, SouthParkStudios, and more MTV Network websites. The software also adds the possibility to extract original audio tracks and convert online videos to video and audio formats and multimedia devices. The version 2.1 released in March 2011 contains a number of new features, including one-click download mode, simplified link processing, and an option to block downloading from adult sites by implementing a parental control password.
OpenCandy
The ClipGrab installer for Windows uses OpenCandy, an advertising software module. OpenCandy is classified as an adware module and is not a necessary component of Freemake installation.
Bundled malware, viruses, and unauthorized changes to web browsers
This software is nicknamed the Freemake virus because its software bundles a bunch of malware which installs despite specifically selecting not to install. One is Bytefence which always runs and when you try to close it in the task manager, this virus says "access denied". It also has some trojan horse called "helper update" and a ton of other hidden viruses. It also installs pcap without user authorization with is set to tracking your cookies, collects browsing-related data about you, collects your IP and email addresses and any sensitive information it can get. It also alters the start page, default search engine, new tab page and other settings in all your web browsers. Disabling or uninstalling the search bar does not function (it just comes back as if it was never disabled), and furthermore, the data files for the search bar program do not allow you to delete them manually (giving an error when attempting to do so). Users will get constant popup advertisements out of nowhere when not even browsing the web. It creates add-ons and extensions on popular browser including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It randomly hijacks your web browsing and redirects you to malicious links containing rootkits or Trojans. It leaves many invalid and malicious entries in the windows registry. It may force a restart of the computer after installation and afterward, it slows even the fastest computers a lot. It adds a lot of trojan horses to Windows scheduled tasks. It also prevents uninstallation of the malware. It blocks malicious software removal tools and system utilities, manual attempts to remove it, and even changes your desktop wallpaper.
It is used as a trojan to install the (PUP) virus.
Freemake Video Converter
Freemake Video Converter is an application also made by Freemake. It can be used for more advanced video conversion of downloaded videos, as well as for simple video editing tasks.