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Hello Everybody,

First to introduce myself, I am a total beginner to the computer scene. I'm am getting much better, but it can get frustrating.

Anyway... my first problem.

I like to watch movies on <snip>, but lately the veoh ones quit working. Can anybody help? Could this be a virus? These are the best quality ones and I hate having to settle for second best when I want to kick back and enjoy a movie....

Thanks!

Erica :)

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Thread context: reports Veoh-hosted movies stopped playing, observed a player load failure, and correctly recommended a malware check and warned about questionable sites. Below is a short, practical checklist and safe precautions to help identify the cause and restore lawful playback where possible.

Fast diagnostic sequence (simple to more involved): first confirm whether mainstream video sites (for example, YouTube) play correctly — that separates local/browser problems from a site-specific outage. Try an alternate browser or a private/incognito window to rule out extensions and cached players. Clear the browser cache and cookies, then update or reinstall the browser. Test the same videos on another device or network (phone on mobile data) to isolate ISP/router issues. Check the site’s outage reports on a status service such as Downdetector. If a custom desktop client was used previously, only reinstall it from the official vendor and avoid unknown installers.

Security and compatibility notes: many older streaming sites relied on browser plugins that are no longer supported; for example, Adobe Flash reached end-of-life and is blocked in modern browsers — that alone can break playback on legacy players (Adobe Flash Player end-of-life). Running an up-to-date anti-malware scan is prudent when visiting untrusted media sites; recommended tools include Malwarebytes alongside the built-in Windows protections. Signs of compromise include unexpected redirects, frequent pop-ups, or new toolbars.

Legal and practical alternatives: if the site distributes copyrighted movies without authorization, avoid downloading players or executables offered by the site — that increases malware risk. When originals are unavailable, look for the title on legitimate streaming services or public archives. If further logs or exact player error text are posted here by , that information will help narrow the fault more precisely.

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Hi,
Please explain what you mean "quit working" I tried to access them and I get "We were unable to load your video at this time, please try again later"

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Well, considering the site was freely distributing movies to watch online, I'd say that puts itself squarely in the 'online piracy' category of websites.

I'd advise staying away from these types of sites, and you should probably run a virus scan on your computer just to ensure you didn't get infected. If you didn't download or install anything from the site, chances are pretty low that you got some malware on your system, but you should check just to make sure.

Why the videos didn't play? Chances are, something's broken on their end (unless you can point us to specific instance of video problems on a legit site).

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