The growth in the number of Internet users creates a larger pool of opportunities for the cyber world to take advantage of our devices. With so many ways out there to access our systems, we need to make sure we’re using the right sites. Millions of people use the internet to access video streaming and downloading sites… and that is not always safe, especially when we are speaking about free downloading sites. Today we are going to touch upon Putlocker.is, a popular site that offers streaming and downloading of different movies and TV shows.
To begin with, we made a search to see what the Internet community seems to think about the website. Fortunately, Internet users today are very generous at sharing experiences and some reputable websites hold lots of data on practically any website you’re interested in visiting.
So, along with separate user reports, we found an extremely large pool of feedback and ratings which will serve as an excellent answer to the question is Putlocker safe? Here we can see that 79% of the users find Putlocker.is trustworthy and 73% find it safe for children. Not a bad rating for a site.
But as we go down to the comments on MyWOT, along with quite a big number of positive feedback, we encounter an even larger number of users leaving negative feedback and complaints about adware. We are going to highlight the main points the users are speaking about.
As we studied dozens of reports, it became apparent that positive feedback is mainly left about the wide range of film choices and Putlocker.is seems to really have users prevailingly happy of the high quality service. We can see many users leaving these comments:
- “I love this site. In my experience, it is one of the safest video streaming sites around.”
- “I really like to use it.”
- “Nice site, I like it!”
- “Fast buffering for TV shows and films.”
- “Great site. Really entertaining.”
- “Good movie hosting website, nice and fast.”
However, the majority of feedback which is left this year seems to be negative. Let’s look at the main issues users report so you can watch out if you’re planning to use the website.
Pop-ups
Unfortunately, users find too many pop-ups, the biggest problem being that it’s not always that they can take control of these unwanted guests. Some of them require a large number of clicks to be closed (and going through the circle of endless questions like; “Are you sure you want to exit the page?” [YES !] => Still “Really sure?” => Again and again and again…)
Adult content and the need for parental monitoring
The pop-ups often contain images too suggestive for the young audience. One of the users report claim that the site contains videos, or series and even ads that contain “PG-13” level content, which can contain profanity, sex, violence and substance abuse. Some users think that this site’s age restrictions should be higher, depending on what is being watched. The comments section stores dozens of such comments about annoying pop-ups with adult content.
Force redirecting
Many users on Web of Trust warn that the site redirects you to different websites. These websites propagate upgrading your video player and joining unknown organizations. These are highly suspicious websites and the fact that Putloker.is affiliates itself with them has led us to claim suspicious activity from it as well. Suspicious ads on these webpages will harm the device you are using as they contain a greater number of malware which is not controlled and often is not detected by the antivirus.
Unnecessary downloading
The site may invite you to utilize their downloader as well as other unnecessary software. If you do, you will likely not be downloading the movie or video in question, but rather a small .exe file containing PUP which can be a cause of damage to your device.
Malware distribution
This website is said to be distributing malware, and trackers. Often computers need a fresh installation after using Putlocker.is, as all programs stop running.
Keeping safe
These major threats to your computer and privacy may seem a reason enough for you to consider either revising your safe browsing skills or refusing the service altogether. If you want to use Putlocker.is, most users (together with us) strongly recommend using pop-up blockers to keep your device away from being damaged. Remember to not permit the site to turn off your blockers, and don’t click “Yes” for anything before you read it.
A force to disable Adblocker
Putlocker.is used to be one of the leading video hosting sites for streaming content such as movies and TV shows. Since then it’s gone down quite a bit and is now a host to spam advertisements and less than reliable content. Every time you try to stream something, no matter what it is you will always have to see a lot of ads and probably also a pop up message to disable Adblocker. Remember to never agree to the last one, because in that case some irreversible damage to your device can be caused.
So, after a small “investigation” we could highlight these points from the feedback on MyWOT. We have also looked through the feedback on Yahoo Answers and Quora. The main complaints are the same, though here users mainly ask about whether it is legal to use Putlocker.
On Yahoo Answers we can find people complaining about being warned not to use Potlocker.is as some content distributed by it is not legal. Here’s what we see;
The Quora community is quite certain the site itself is legal, but some content isn’t, and there, again, are lots of warnings against popups and malware.
So, the fact that this service provides numerous advertisements and that fact that much malware is distributed through it is an alert to at least stay very cautious when you use this service. We would suggest you fully examine the alternatives and install AdBlocker before choosing to use Putlocker.is. However, as long as you stick to safe browsing and avoid the curiosity of clicking on pop-up messages and ads, chances are, your experience won’t be spoiled and you will get hold of the files you are interested in.
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