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|title = Findminecraft.com | |title = Findminecraft.com | ||
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|imagecaption = The | |imagecaption = The '''Real''' Minecraft website. | ||
|maker = Unknown | |maker = Unknown | ||
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When visiting, | '''FindMincraft.com''' was a [[screamer]] webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the [https://www.minecraft.net real website]. | ||
When visiting, a flashing picture of [[Jeff the Killer]] appears along with a loud scream. It is the same SWF file that is 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, ''[[wikipedia:Minecraft|Minecraft]]''. | |||
=='''History'''== | =='''History'''== | ||
The website was registered in August 2013, it | The website was registered in August 2013, it displayed the same content as described above. The SWF file is named: "alts.swf", located at '''scetch.net''', a mirror of [[Anne.jpg]]. | ||
In 2014, the site later | In 2014, the site later redirected to an SWF file, with the same: '''"screamer.swf"''' and located at '''/images/enter-at-own-risk/''' from Minetime, which was also deleted off the platform, the domain: "findminecraft.net" was registered in 2014 using the same name, the site itself did not contain [[screamers]]. | ||
As of May 2017, the hoster of the website was later 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. | As of May 2017, the hoster of the website was later 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. | ||
===Popularity=== | ===Popularity=== | ||
A popular YouTuber: DanTDM has been tricked to open the website. (while it was active), giving the site some popularity. | A popular YouTuber: DanTDM has been tricked to open the website. (while it was active), giving the site some popularity. | ||
== Link == | == Link == | ||
<font color="yellow">'''<u>WARNING</u>''': The following website contains a [[screamer]] with flashing lights.</font> | <font color="yellow">'''<u>WARNING</u>''': The following website contains a [[screamer]] with flashing lights.</font> | ||
* web.archive.org/web/20130906063308/findminecraft.com | * web.archive.org/web/20130906063308/findminecraft.com | ||
* '''SWF File:''' mediafire.com/file/10wheoawzatk6f5/alts.swf/file | * '''SWF File:''' mediafire.com/file/10wheoawzatk6f5/alts.swf/file | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] | ||
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FindMincraft.com was a screamer webpage registered in 2012, It is a name that is supposed to mislead users into clicking the real website.
When visiting, a flashing picture of Jeff the Killer appears along with a loud scream. It is the same SWF file that is 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, it displayed the same content as described above. The SWF file is named: "alts.swf", located at scetch.net, a mirror of Anne.jpg.
In 2014, the site later redirected to an SWF file, with the same: "screamer.swf" and located at /images/enter-at-own-risk/ from Minetime, which was also deleted off the platform, the domain: "findminecraft.net" was registered in 2014 using the same name, the site itself did not contain screamers.
As of May 2017, the hoster of the website was later 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.
Popularity
A popular YouTuber: DanTDM has been tricked to open the website. (while it was active), giving the site some popularity.
Link
WARNING: The following website contains a screamer with flashing lights.
- web.archive.org/web/20130906063308/findminecraft.com
- SWF File: mediafire.com/file/10wheoawzatk6f5/alts.swf/file
