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|title = Findminecraft.com | |title = Findminecraft.com | ||
|image = MinecraftWebsite.png | |image = MinecraftWebsite.png | ||
|imagecaption = The '' | |imagecaption = The ''real'' Minecraft website. | ||
|maker = Unknown | |maker = Unknown | ||
|type = Website | |type = Website | ||
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'''Findminecraft.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]. | |||
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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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
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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. | ||
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 | |||
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* 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 | ||
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Findminecraft.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.
A popular YouTuber named DanTDM once opened the website while recording, adding to the site's popularity.[1]
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
