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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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|status = Offline | |status = Offline | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 | |||
== Link == | == Link == | ||
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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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