Runclips.com

By Domesticus in Browser Hijackers

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Runclips.com is a low quality search engine that is associated with a large family of web browser hijackers. There are dozens of clones of Runclips.com, all using a similar off-white background, a similarly green-hued logo of a globe, and identical website designs. Runclips.com is closely linked to various web browser hijackers that typically take the form of toolbars for the most popular web browser on the market (including Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox). If your computer is forcing you to visit Runclips.com repeatedly, or if you are experiencing a variety of web browser redirects to similar websites, it is most likely that your computer has become infected with a Runclips.com-related malware infection. ESG security analysts consider that these kinds of malware infections are quite dangerous to a computer. While Runclips.com itself is not particularly dangerous, browser hijackers associated with this website make lasting, profound changes to your operating system.

The Real Danger Associated with Runclips.com

As mentioned before, the Runclips.com website is not particularly dangerous. Carrying out searches on Runclips.com leads to a large number of advertisements and supposed search results that are actually sponsored by unscrupulous marketing companies. However, redirects to the Runclips.com website occur as a consequence of a dangerous malware infection. These kinds of malware threats are known as browser hijackers and will often make changes to the Windows Registry and to your system settings that change the way your computer access the Internet. Since Runclips.com-related malware can also lower your computer's security settings, these kinds of malware infections commonly act as gateways that lead to more severe malware threats that can include rootkits and all kinds of dangerous Trojans.

Dealing with Malware Related to Runclips.com

Unfortunately, even though malware related to Runclips.com will often include a web browser component, removing these threats isn't as easy as changing web browsers or removing web browser plug-ins. These kinds of malware threats make changes to your computer that need to be reverted. Therefore, it is very significant to use a reliable anti-malware scanner to scan your hard drives for possible malware infections and remove them permanently. Since malware associated with Runclips.com alters the Windows Registry which allow Runclips.com to load automatically as soon as the user logs into Windows, starting up the infected computer in Safe Mode can be necessary, in order to remove Runclips.com-related malware effectively.

File System Details

Runclips.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name Detections
1. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarcouponscategories.xml
2. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarpreferences.dat
3. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarlog.txt
4. %Temp%\runclips\toolbar-manifest.xml
5. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarcouponsmerchants2.xml
6. %AppData%\runclips\toolbardtx.ini
7. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarguid.dat
8. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarversion.xml
9. %AppData%\runclips\toolbaruninstallStatIE.dat
10. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarcouponsmerchants.xml
11. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarstat.log
12. %AppData%\runclips\toolbarstats.dat
13. %AppData%\runclips\toolbaruninstallIE.dat

Registry Details

Runclips.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}VersionIndependentProgID "runclipsIEHelper.UrlHelper"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "runclips Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\runclipsIEHelper.DNSGuard.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar "runclips Toolbar"
runclips Toolbar"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7}InprocServer32 "C:PROGRA~1WINDOW~4ToolBarrunclipsdtx.dll"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\runclipsIEHelper.DNSGuardCurVer
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\runclipsIEHelper.DNSGuard
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects{99079a25-328f-4bd4-be04-00955acaa0a7} "runclips
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115}ProgID "runclipsIEHelper.UrlHelper.1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID{A40DC6C5-79D0-4ca8-A185-8FF989AF1115} "UrlHelper Class"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\runclipsIEHelper.DNSGuardCLSID

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