Curious to know who's behind a particular website? When it was registered? How to contact the owner. A whois search is your best bet. Here's how to find out "Who Is".
Instructions
Step1.***About Whois***
All domain names (the main part of a site's url, such as ehow.com) are registered with domain name registries. The registration records are public (up to a point), and can be viewed with a simple search.Because there are different domains (.com, .net, .org, .gov, .edu as well as country-specific domains like .uk and .ru), there can be a number of different places to search for domain name records, or as they are more commonly known, whois records.
Step2.***First Stop for Whois***
I like DomainTools as my main whois search site. They are free to use, and have a very large whois database covering almost all major domain extensions. In addition, they combine the whois record with other information, like Alexa ranking of a website, image of the site, historical information, etc. Visit them at domaintools.com to conduct a whois search of any site you're interested in.
Step3.***Extended Whois Search***
DomainTools, as good as it is, sometimes doesn't show up complete whois registration records, especially for less familiar domain extensions. To check for additional whois detail, do a Google search for whois and the domain extension. For instance, a Google search on [ whois gov ] will take you to dotgov.gov, the US government's hosting and registration service, where you can find the most detailed whois records on government sites. Similarly, a Google search on [ whois ru ] leads to www.nic.ru/whois, where you can find detailed whois records on Russian websites. For more background information on whois registration information, see Resources, directly below.
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