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{{Infobox_Website |websitename = Miniclip |screenshot = Image:Miniclip.PNG |commercial = Yes |type = Internet games |reg = Free |owner = Miniclip |author = Miniclip }} Miniclip, Miniclip.com, or Miniclip Ltd. is a website which hosts browser-based games, with a staff primarily based in the UK. It was first launched on 2000. Most games are authored in Macromedia Flash or Shockwave. A few are written in Java (such as RuneScape, an affiliate of MiniClip). A majority of the games are free, and some are available for download. There are demo versions, but the user can choose to pay for the full version games, which usually includes more levels of game play or enhanced features not found in demos. They became popular, and maintain popularity through the quality and viral marketing of the games that they produce. They are the world's largest online games website with 27 million unique users per month according to Comscore Media Metrix, Dec., 2005. They are a world top 50 website. They are also the largest privately held entertainment website on the Internet; their popularity originally arose from a game called Dancing Bush. Miniclip currently offers over 300 games for free, and now offers cash-enabled skill games where you can bet against other players.

1 Games
2 Hostile code in Miniclip games
3 Miniclip.com's Current Top Ten Games
4 External links

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Games

Miniclip games include Club Penguin, RuneScape, RobotRage, Police Chopper, 3 Foot Ninja, 3 Foot Ninja II, Acno's Energizer, Alex in Danger, Alien Abduction, Alien Attack, All Out, Alphattack, Anagrammatic, Aqua Energizer, Heli Attack 2, Heli Attack 3, On the Run, MotherLoad, Sudoku, Gun Run, Bug on a Wire, Eggrun, Bush shootout and many more. Some games are available in their entirity on the site, whilst others have the option of downloading full versions at a price. A small selection of games are available only to users of the free miniclip toolbar, whilst some games which offer cash prizes are only open to registered users.

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Hostile code in Miniclip games

Several security firms, including PrevX and Greatis report that some Miniclip games install a DLL miniclipgameloader.dll which contains the hostile code identified as Trojan DownLoader 3069. This Prevx security warning labels this threat as Known Malware, do not run. Removal tools are available.

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