Y2mate Review and Bummer Fix – Things You Should Know When Using Y2mate.com

Part 1. Y2mate Review - Everything You Need to Know about Y2mate.com

Part 2. How to Download YouTube Videos Using Y2mate.com Safely

Part 3. How to Get Rid of Y2mate Notifications/Pop-ups/Addon/Ads/Virus

Part 4. The Best Y2mate Alternative to Download YouTube Videos Actually Safely

Y2mate.com is a free web-based downloading service, a website where you can download video and music from websites like YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Youku, etc. It supports downloading videos to various video formats including MP4, M4V, 3GP, WMV, FLV, MO, MP3, WEBM, etc. The highest video quality for downloads is HD, and the music quality 128 kbps MP3 – good enough, considering YouTube compression.

As a worldwide famous website, Y2mate.com receives tons of traffic every day, whereas its server is surprisingly stable most of the time and performs satisfying download speed for users. Moreover, providing 21 kinds of languages and featuring ease of use, Y2mate totally deserves its fame.

Though sounds a bit like a disguise, it is a common fact that what infringes the law is never a tool itself, but the unfair usage of an individual while using the tool. In the United States, “is using Y2mate legal” is the same thing as “if it’s legal to download YouTube videos”. If you’re using the tool to download YouTube videos for personal fair use only, that’s alright.

Note that the ground where the legitimacy of YouTube video downloads stands on might vary in different countries. I suggest you consult local copyright policies before any downloading action if you’re outside the United States.

Despite the merits, Y2mate does have ads on it. It becomes crystal clear that the website profits from advertisements - probably the only way to keep a free online service up and running, but I say the ads amount is acceptable, and Y2mate is way better than those pages that redirect you all the time, even if you click accidentally on the blank place.

I wouldn’t call Y2mate.com a dangerous website, yet nor will I say it’s safe to use Y2mate.com. Here’re the reasons:

· Using third party websites to download videos online might compromise your privacy and even put you at legal risk. Remember, Y2mate will always have records for your download behaviors as well as your IP address.

· According to Y2mate.com terms of service: "The Site/Client or the apps in the Site/Client, may contain links to third party websites or clients("Linked Sites/Client").The Linked Sites/Client are not under our control and we are not responsible for any Linked Site, including any content contained in a Linked Site or any changes or updates to a Linked Site”. I guess the point here goes without saying.

· Although Y2mate.com may not be malicious, but the ads on it are always turn out to be risky. Many of these ads of which Y2mate.com doesn’t take any responsibility, could bring you malware, foisting software installation, personal data leak, PUA (potentially unwanted application), etc.

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Check out the snapshot underneath, take a glance at the typical advertisements on Y2mate web page (in Chrome browser).

1) A notification from Chrome indicating that the website is asking permission to access Google notifications.

2) Ads posing like system notifications try to convince you that your computer is infected with and need their product immediately to save the day.

3) Obvious clickbait ads that catch your eyes with pictures of some hot chicks or eye-popping taglines.

4) An ad that links you to download and add an extension you don’t really need to your Chrome browser.

- As free users just looking for fast-download-and-farewell, what we need to do is be careful with whatever we click on. And the above-mentioned ones what you should steer clear of.

1. Copy the URL of YouTube video desired

2. Paste it into the URL box in the middle, Y2mate will automatically load the video

3. Scroll down to choose a preferred format and resolution

4. Click on the “Download” button to download YouTube video

Whenever you’re led to a new tab, that’s a redirect. Close it and return to y2mate.com to proceed the downloading. Again, keep your mouse away from the ads and notifications on the website, for the sake of your system security. DO NOT click on anything look suspicious.

Are you pissed off at Y2mate keeps popping up, sending you code, sending notifications, showing ads, etc. and you have no idea wtf is going on?

Then this part can definitely be of help. Y2mate notifications, popups, ads mostly come as you allowed Y2mate.com to send notification; you have added their extension to your browser; or you’re infected with virus from some advertisement. There are some possible solutions that can help you get rid of Y2mate annoying harassments from your computer.

Try the following methods and see if Y2mate is gone. Otherwise, as many malware and virus nowadays could be tenacious, you might have to draw support from a proper antivirus software, like Norton, McAfee, Bitdefender, etc.

Launch Chrome > Hit the triple dots on the upper right side > Settings > Privacy and security > Remove Y2mate from “Allow”

Launch Chrome > Type exactly chrome://apps into the address bar and hit Enter on your keyboard > Right click on the Y2mate extension titled with MeddleMokey or Y2mate Download Button or similar > Select Remove from Chrome

On Windows 7, use Control Panel: Go to Start menu on your PC > Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program

On Windows 10, open the Start menu > Settings > System > Select Apps & features from the left panel > Select the foisting app to uninstall > Click the Uninstall button

You can usually find a suspicious program from recent installation.

Note the Chrome browser will lose the saved passwords, bookmarks, etc. doing so.

Launch Chrome > Type in exactly chrome://settings/ in the address bar and hit Enter on your keyboard > Scroll down to the bottom and hit Advanced > Scroll down to the bottom and hit Restore settings to their original defaults > Reset settings