Video download helper - is it a scam?

I've been looking at
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
It looks very much as if the comments have been flooded with self-promoting entries. This looks like an effort to swamp out anything negative.
I note that a Google search has also been flooded with what looks like self-advertisting, in the same way.
Is it some kind of scam or spyware?
Can you do more to stop the flood of self-aggrandisement?
I might suggest splitting comments into pro/anti/neutral.

I do not know about the comments it has received, but to be hosted on the Mozilla add-ons site it will have undergone a review of the code and features by Mozilla, this particular add-on would have undergone a full review. For details about the review process see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/developers/docs/policies/reviews
If you do not want to use that one, there are many other video download add-ons available.

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Which movie do you mean?
Try to clear the Google cookies.
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Cookies
You can also try to delete the webappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder to clear the local storage.
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*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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thank you very much/Rolf

Follow-up-
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*https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
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appear to & seems to work. Next I went to (http://www.downloadhelper.net/install.php) but
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*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in
**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shockwave
**http://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/kb/shockwave-player-faq.html
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Where do I Download, Video Download Helper v. 4.9.10 ?

Thus far all answers have come in form of automated forum.
Is this the only type of technical support I can expect from Mozilla Firefox?
''dupe of https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/938547''

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User Manual - http://www.downloadhelper.net/manual.php
*In the first section "Using DownloadHelper" there is an explanation about the icon.
**The instructions on that page to get the icon on the toolbar are when using the Menu bar (View/Toolbar/Customize).
**Alternates for getting the Customize screen open are 1). click Firefox button in upper left corner > Options > Toolbar Layout or 2). right-click on the Navigation toolbar and choose Customize.
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*Check plugins - https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
*Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in
**http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shockwave
**http://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/kb/shockwave-player-faq.html
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