Warning signs detected
Long-running video downloader site flagged by security researchers for unsafe ads and redirects. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is savethevideo.com legit or a scam?
Long-running video downloader site flagged by security researchers for unsafe ads and redirects.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The site presents itself as a free tool to download and convert videos from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Three independent security reports highlight risks from aggressive advertising networks that can lead to unwanted redirects. The domain itself is more than ten years old with clean hosting IP data and valid SSL, which are positive signals. However, the lack of any visible company contact details and mixed user feedback reduce overall trust. Forcepoint ThreatSeeker marked the page as suspicious while the rest of our antivirus network stayed clean.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for savethevideo.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain savethevideo.com registered ~3901 days ago (over 10 years old).
- Site offers free online video download/conversion from Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc., in MP4/MP3 formats.
- Multiple security sites (pcrisk.com 2021, virusactivity.com, 2-spyware.com) warn of rogue ads, redirects, and potential malware risks.
- Trustpilot profile shows 3.8/5 from 2 reviews; one detailed positive review from Feb 2026 praising features and reliability over 2.5 years.
- User mentions on Reddit link it to Digiarty Software (WinX video tools maker).
- Similar domain savethevideo.net exists as a separate unrelated video downloader site.
- Scamadviser rates it 'very likely safe' with mixed reviews but notes age and popularity.
- pcrisk.comopen
"savethevideo[.]com is an untrusted website allowing users to convert videos from YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other sites, from URLs."
- virusactivity.comopen
"savethevideo.com is a video conversion site that allows users to convert and download videos from such popular channels like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and much more. ... visitors are often presented with random redirects to potent"
- 2-spyware.comopen
"Savethevideo.com – an untrustworthy video converter and YouTube video downloader that uses unsafe advertising networks."
- Trustpilotopen
"Great tool, lots of features Service is fast, great and reliable. My favorite feature is "cut video", which saves space and is great for editing small projects on my phone. ... I've been using this tool for two and a half years, and have ne"
- Reddit (r/DataHoarder)open
"I use savethevideo.com , a product of Digiarty Software, the people behind the WinX branch of programs."
Our research found three reports from security sites (pcrisk.com, virusactivity.com, 2-spyware.com) describing the site as untrustworthy due to rogue ads and redirects. Two positive mentions appear on independent review aggregator and Reddit, with one user linking the service to Digiarty Software. No company registration details were located.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Links to 2 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://savethevideo.com/
- 2301https://www.savethevideo.com/cross-domain
- 3200https://www.savethevideo.com/homecross-domain
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat savethevideo.com as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review marked savethevideo.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- savethevideo.com currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. savethevideo.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 46 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- savethevideo.com is 10.7 years old, registered on 9/26/2015 through NameSilo, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 1 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged savethevideo.com as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. savethevideo.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- savethevideo.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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