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|Name = Agar.io | |||
|Picture = Agar.io.png | |||
|Maker = Preston Kellenberger | |||
|Type = Website | |||
|Release date = 2015 | |||
|Quote = Screenshot of the game called Agar.io. | |||
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''Agor.io'' was a typosquatting [[screamer]] webpage that supposed to trick people who mistyped the domain ''Agar.io'', which is very popular in 2015. | |||
When the user accesses the site, they are greeted with a flashing image of [[Jeff the Killer]], accompanied by a looping, ear-piercing scream, much like the same content as the [[Anne.jpg]] uses, inverting its negativity at a {{Wikipedia|Epileptic Seizures}} inducing rate, there is a text on the right side stating "''L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny''", with the image shifted a bit. When the user tried to close the website, a window popped up with the text: "''U SCARED BRO LOL''", leading to users having to force-quit their browser in many cases, As of August 2015, the website is now offline. | |||
The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Kellenberger Preston] Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190821192018/https://screamer.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:6068</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181226084349/https://whois.easycounter.com/agor.io WHOIS search for agor.io</ref> | The creator of the ''Agor.io'' website was found to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Kellenberger Preston] Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20190821192018/https://screamer.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:6068</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20181226084349/https://whois.easycounter.com/agor.io WHOIS search for agor.io</ref> | ||
==='''Media'''=== | ==='''Media'''=== | ||
There were multiple social media posts about the site, the majority of them coming from Reddit. Many of the posts are simply to warn people about the screamer, but | There were multiple social media posts about the site, the majority of them coming from Reddit. Many of the posts are simply to warn people about the screamer, but this one<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ this one</ref> in particular was supposedly written by a parent whose nine-year-old son had an [[wikipedia:epileptic seizure|Epileptic seizure]] when trying to play ''Agar.io'' because they misspelled it as ''Agor.io. ''The mother states she is talking to a lawyer and is attempting to track down and prosecute the creator of the Agor.io website. | ||
=='''References'''== | =='''References'''== | ||
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Agor.io was a typosquatting screamer webpage that supposed to trick people who mistyped the domain Agar.io, which is very popular in 2015.
When the user accesses the site, they are greeted with a flashing image of Jeff the Killer, accompanied by a looping, ear-piercing scream, much like the same content as the Anne.jpg uses, inverting its negativity at a Template:Wikipedia inducing rate, there is a text on the right side stating "L3mm1ng Braz1I App3r Yazir Alyx WanR00t H0rs3 D0nny", with the image shifted a bit. When the user tried to close the website, a window popped up with the text: "U SCARED BRO LOL", leading to users having to force-quit their browser in many cases, As of August 2015, the website is now offline.
The creator of the Agor.io website was found to be Preston Kellenberger, living in Sardinia, Ohio.[1][2]
Media
There were multiple social media posts about the site, the majority of them coming from Reddit. Many of the posts are simply to warn people about the screamer, but this one[3] in particular was supposedly written by a parent whose nine-year-old son had an Epileptic seizure when trying to play Agar.io because they misspelled it as Agor.io. The mother states she is talking to a lawyer and is attempting to track down and prosecute the creator of the Agor.io website.
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20190821192018/https://screamer.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:6068
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20181226084349/https://whois.easycounter.com/agor.io WHOIS search for agor.io
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Agario/comments/36w5w8/filling_a_lawsuit_against_the_owner_of_agorio/ this one
Links
NOTE: The following websites contain screamers with flashing lights.
- web.archive.org/web/20150721015933/agor.io
- keylog.me
- img.4plebs.org/boards/f/image/1431/90/1431902577023.swf (No message box when closed)
- vladimir.bagaev.igs-stade.net/agor.io
