Runclips.com

Runclips.com is a fake search engine site that's used to distribute malicious software and expose you to irrelevant links for the profit of Runclips.com's web masters. Because Runclips.com is confirmed as a clone of other types fraudulent search sites that have long histories of using browser-related attacks, SpywareRemove.com malware analysts strongly discourage contact with Runclips.com, sites that resemble Runclips.com or links that are promoted by Runclips.com in its ostensible search results. If your browser comes into contact with Runclips.com repeatedly through unwanted redirects, which browser hijackers often use to promote Runclips.com and related sites, you should scan your PC with any anti-malware program that's capable of deleting browser-related PC threats without any issues.

The Hidden Hazards of Runclips.com's Seemingly-Innocent Search Results

On the surface, Runclips.com has every appearance of being a search engine that's capable of displaying relevant results for your queries. However, scrapping beneath Runclips.com's wireframe globe appearance will show you a history that malware researchers have linked to browser attacks and blacklisted malware-hosting websites. Runclips.com is a clone of similar search sites that have no purpose except to display self-serving 'search results,' with links leading victims to drive-by-downloads for various PC threats and other online hazards.

Runclips.com and sites closely tied to Runclips.com can be identified by their common template: a gray background with a green framed world globe superimposed on top. Other than this image and its supposed search bar, Runclips.com doesn't have any significant interface options or aesthetic quirks, although SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend that you treat any site with the slightest resemblance to Runclips.com as being as harmful as Runclips.com, itself.

Other members of Runclips.com's ring of fake search engines include, but aren't confined to:

• Crownhub.com
• Hitpush.com
• Papergap.com
• Placelow.com
• QueryExplorer.com
• QueryScan.com
• QuestDNS.com
• Resultoffer.com
• ScanBasic.com
• Yokeline.com

Bringing Runclips.com's Browser Antics to a Dead Halt

Ordinarily, you will never even experience contact with Runclips.com unless your browser is redirected to Runclips.com automatically by browser-hijacking PC threats. Such attacks can be linked to high-level PC threats like rootkits or backdoor Trojans, although, just as often, they may be side effects of infection by minor dangers like adware-based browser plugins. For safety's sake, SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend scanning your PC after any contact with Runclips.com, particularly since sites affiliated with Runclips.com have been known to install malicious software through browser exploits (drive-by-download attacks).

Usual infection routes for PC threats aligned with Runclips.com and other members of its ring of fake search engines include:

• Fake media downloads hosted by malicious sites and advertisements (Flash updates, codec packages, movie player updates).
• Malicious browser add-ons that are often installed along with unrelated applications.

In both cases, avoiding sites that haven't been confirmed to have trustworthy reputations should be ample protection against initial Runclips.com-related infections.

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