# Video Downloader by Security.Dev is hijacking links

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783>\
**Category:** Add-on Support\
**Created:** [July 7, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783 "2021-07-07T08:47:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![silence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@silence](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/silence)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783/1 "2021-07-07T08:47:14Z")

</div>

The addon _Video Downloader_ is currently hijacking links. It will convert some links to some [smartdirect.de/xxx](http://smartdirect.de/xxx) links.  
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vid-downloader/](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vid-downloader/)

Its behavior is just like this [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/nl0iw3/how_to_prevent_links_from_being_redirected_as/) on reddit.

Five reviews of this add-on have also reported this problem. Three users noticed this problem two months ago:[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vid-downloader/reviews/?score=1](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/vid-downloader/reviews/?score=1)

However, this add-on is still available now.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![freaktechnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/freaktechnik/32/37766_2.png) [@freaktechnik](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/freaktechnik)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783/2 "2021-07-07T10:05:21Z")

</div>

Please make sure to [report the extension using the report feature](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/reporting-extensions-and-themes-abuse). That’s the direct way to report the abuse. Here you have to hope that staff sees it and ends up acting on it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![silence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@silence](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/silence)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783/3 "2021-07-07T10:32:04Z")

</div>

I have reported it and I believe that those who leave reviews have reported as well. But this add-on is still available now.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jscher2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/jscher2000/32/28202_2.png) [@jscher2000](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/jscher2000)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/video-downloader-by-security-dev-is-hijacking-links/82783/4 "2021-07-07T15:27:16Z")

</div>

I don’t know whether this reporting method is still used, but someone could try it:

[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/form.blocklist](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/form.blocklist)