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How to remove the yt-dlp virus

Most antivirus programs identify yt-dlp.exe as malware.

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Yt-dlp.exe file information

The process known as yt-dlp (x86) or Video Downloader Ultimate appears to belong to software yt-dlp_x86 or EaseUS Video Downloader or VideoDownloaderUltimate by or CHENGDU YIWO Tech Development Co..

Description: Yt-dlp.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Yt-dlp.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder—usually C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Abelssoft\YouTube Song Downloader\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 13,179,660 bytes (50% of all occurrences), 12,757,255 bytes or 11,633,341 bytes. file.net/process/yt-dlp.exe.html 
It is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The program has no file description. Yt-dlp.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 87% dangerous.

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If yt-dlp.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 73% dangerous. The file size is 8,238,632 bytes (50% of all occurrences) or 11,276,200 bytes. The program is not visible. Yt-dlp.exe is not a Windows system file. There is no information about the author of the file. Yt-dlp.exe is able to monitor applications.

Uninstalling this variant: If you are having problems with yt-dlp.exe, you can also do the following:

Important: You should check the yt-dlp.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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Best practices for resolving yt-dlp issues

The following programs have also been shown useful for a deeper analysis: ASecurity Task Manager examines the active yt-dlp process on your computer and clearly tells you what it is doing. A good Bantivirus tool detects whether the yt-dlp.exe file on your PC might be malware slowing down your system. Such unwanted programs are often not classified as viruses by other antivirus software and therefore go undetected.

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding PC trouble. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To restore the original performance and remove unnecessary programs, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.



Other processes

yt-dlp.exe [all]