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|maker = Unknown | |maker = Unknown | ||
|type = Website | |type = Website | ||
|registered in = | |registered in = August 2013 | ||
|written in = HTML5 | |written in = HTML5 | ||
|status = Offline | |status = Offline | ||
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'''Findminecraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in | '''Findminecraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2013, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website]. | ||
When visiting, a flashing | When visiting, a flashing image of [[Jeff the Killer]] appears along with a loud scream. It is the same .swf file that was used in [[Anne.jpg]]. Because of its misleading domain name, this website has misled many people into thinking that the website was about the best-selling game ''Minecraft''. | ||
== | ==History== | ||
The website was registered in August 2013, | The website was registered in August 2013, and displayed the same content as described above. The .swf file was named "alts.swf", located at '''scetch.net''', a mirror of [[Anne.jpg]]. | ||
In 2014, the site later redirected to an | In 2014, the site later redirected to an .swf file, with the same '''"screamer.swf"''' file located on the page '''/images/enter-at-own-risk/''' from Minetime, which was also deleted off the platform. The domain "findminecraft.net" was registered again in 2014, but did not contain any [[screamers]]. | ||
In May 2017, the hoster of the website was banned by Cloudflare, followed by a discounting the entire site. The website was later purchased by a cybersquatter on July 7, 2019, and was last updated in May 2021. | |||
A popular YouTuber named DanTDM once opened the website while recording, adding to the site's popularity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA</ref> | A popular YouTuber named DanTDM once opened the website while recording, adding to the site's popularity.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcOFinI8GbA</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Jeff the Killer]] | [[Category:Jeff the Killer]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2013]] | ||
[[Category:Closed websites]] | [[Category:Closed websites]] | ||
[[Category:Anne.jpg]] | [[Category:Anne.jpg]] | ||
[[Category:Clickbait screamers]] | [[Category:Clickbait screamers]] | ||
