Even as an older version, 2.70 handles the "big three" of multimedia conversion with ease: Video Mastery:
The download was shockingly fast. The installer was a svelte 15 megabytes. Modern apps weighed ten times that just to open.
Add the FormatFactory.exe file to your Defender exclusions list. The "threat" is usually PUA:Win32/InstallCore which is a generic tag for the old toolbar installer (which you uninstalled in Step 6).
For those still running Windows XP or Windows Vista, newer versions of Format Factory may not launch. Version 2.70 is fully compatible with these older operating systems. Key Features of Version 2.70
It includes a built-in tool to rip DVD video to movie files and Music CDs to audio files.
: Basic functions for joining videos or audios, as well as ripping DVDs and CDs to digital files. Offline Operation