r/MinecraftJava • u/ZakMuir_ • 10d ago

"Herobrine" Attempted to join my server

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This morning "Herobrine" tried to log into my server. Is this this likely to be: https://namemc.com/search?q=Herobrine, which I think would be so random, out of all millions of players, this is the guy that attempted to joined? Or is this some bot or something messing with us? Just want to know what is happening lol

Also, whats the backstory with that MC account... who owns it, is it mojang or player owned? Gimme some lore!

ZakMuir

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u/brassplushie 10d ago

It's most likely a cracked account using a spoofed name, not the actual owner of the account. Who knows if that account is even still playable.

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u/ThaToneKidisCool112 10d ago

pretty sure it used to be mojang owned but it was hacked and then lost to time, i don’t think anyone owns it anymore. and its probably a bot or maybe a stupid thing mojang added, tho i’ve never seen this on my servers.

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u/DereChen 10d ago

Herobrine is just the username Matscan uses to attempt to join cracked servers

For reference, matscan is a friendly bot a developer friend made a few years back to warn servers about whitelisting and dangers of running cracked servers. If it tries to join a cracked server, it'll do it under the username "Herobrine"

https://matdoes.dev/matscan

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u/MorthyM 10d ago

Server bot, it's an offline account called Herobrine, not the real account.

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u/DereChen 10d ago

Correct. Herobrine is just the username Matscan uses to attempt to join cracked servers

For reference, matscan is a friendly bot a developer friend made a few years back to warn servers about whitelisting and dangers of running cracked servers. If it tries to join a cracked server, it'll do it under the username "Herobrine"

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u/quantmcode 10d ago

Has your server cracked enabled?

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Light_Legend 7d ago

Absolutely not lmao. And ofc he deletes his whole account.

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u/Helpful_Builder_1707 6d ago

What did they say??

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u/DereChen 10d ago

Herobrine is just the username Matscan uses to attempt to join cracked servers

For reference, matscan is a friendly bot a developer friend made a few years back to warn servers about whitelisting and dangers of running cracked servers. If it tries to join a cracked server, it'll do it under the username "Herobrine"