Is yt5s.in safe?
http://yt5s.in/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
YouTube downloader flagged by security vendors and DMCA complaints
yt5s.in is a YouTube video converter and downloader that carries moderate risk due to multiple security-vendor warnings and documented DMCA complaints about bypassing YouTube's copy protection. The site itself is over three years old, uses its own domain email, and shows no malware detections in major browsers, but the service's purpose and external flags keep the score in the moderate-risk band.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
yt5s.in is a YouTube video converter and downloader that carries moderate risk due to multiple security-vendor warnings and documented DMCA complaints about bypassing YouTube's copy protection. The site itself is over three years old, uses its own domain email, and shows no malware detections in major browsers, but the service's purpose and external flags keep the score in the moderate-risk band.
Security-vendor warnings and DMCA complaints
Scam Detector assigns yt5s.in a low trust score, and Gridinsoft classifies the domain as suspicious.
A DMCA notice filed with the Lumen Database states that the service circumvents YouTube's rolling cipher, a technical protection measure.
One antivirus result also marks the URL as suspicious, although the browser threat feed and seven other major blocklists currently show no threat.
Service purpose and visitor flow
The site presents itself as a YouTube Video Downloader with a search box and a prominent Download NOW button.
Its own terms acknowledge that the service is a general-purpose tool for downloading and converting media and state that it voluntarily complies with the DMCA.
Why the score is 52
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Is yt5s.in legit? Well, it's suspicious, as it received an overall low trust score based on our chart.". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Unrated
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
YouTube Video Downloader
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
YouTube Video Downloader
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Yt5s - YouTube Video Downloader Free Online 2025
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 59 antivirus results.
What independent research found
4 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 013 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Is yt5s.in legit? Well, it's suspicious, as it received an overall low trust score based on our chart."
- 023 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website."
- 033 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "To our knowledge, the URLs indicated provide access to a service (and/or software) that circumvents YouTube's rolling cipher, a technical protection measure…"
Web research findings
Independent findings for yt5s.in, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- Scam Detectoropen
"Is yt5s.in legit? Well, it's suspicious, as it received an overall low trust score based on our chart."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website."
- Lumen Databaseopen
"To our knowledge, the URLs indicated provide access to a service (and/or software) that circumvents YouTube's rolling cipher, a technical protection measure that protects our members' works on YouTube from unauthorised copying/downloading."
- Bitverzoopen
"We checked yt5s.in against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainyt5s.in
- Redirects toyt5s.in
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesstatic.cloudflareinsights.com · challenges.cloudflare.com
Domain Timeline
- Dec 12, 2022Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 3 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 12, 2026Saved security review — Rated Moderate Risk
The evidence in this saved scan is mixed or incomplete; the completed checks are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (admin@yt5s.in).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://yt5s.in/
- 2301https://yt5s.in/
- 3200https://yt5s.in/en275/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
1 antivirus result marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Is yt5s.in legit? Well, it's suspicious, as it received an overall low trust score based on our chart." · 3 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Gridinsoft currently classifies this site as Suspicious Website."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 12, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 12, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 12, 2026 |
| Independent research | 4 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 12, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 12, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 12, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 12, 2026
- Independent research
- Result4 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 12, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is yt5s.in a scam or is it safe?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
YouTube downloader flagged by security vendors and DMCA complaints
yt5s.in is a YouTube video converter and downloader that carries moderate risk due to multiple security-vendor warnings and documented DMCA complaints about bypassing YouTube's copy protection. The site itself is over three years old, uses its own domain email, and shows no malware detections in major browsers, but the service's purpose and external flags keep the score in the moderate-risk band.
09 · Community