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Domain and IP Research — OSINT Tools

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Domain and IP research tools help investigators map the infrastructure behind a website. They surface registration details, DNS records, hosting providers, historical ownership, related subdomains, SSL certificates, and the network ranges an address belongs to. Analysts use them to connect a suspicious site to other properties, spot shared infrastructure across a fraud campaign, or verify who really operates a service. Marketing-focused tools in the same space add backlink profiles, traffic estimates, and keyword data that double as investigative signals.

When choosing a tool, weigh how current its data is, whether it keeps historical WHOIS and passive DNS records, and how it handles privacy-protected registrations. Free lookups are fine for quick checks, but deeper pivots often need paid API access or bulk export. Remember that WHOIS and DNS data are public, yet correlating them into a profile of an individual can carry legal and ethical weight, so document your sources and stay within the terms of each service. Pair these with DNS tools for a fuller picture.

aa419 Fake Sites Database

The site lists fraudulent websites, such as fake banks and online scams, identified by the Artists Against 419 community.

Accuranker

ahrefs

A tool for backlink research, organic traffic research, keyword research, content marketing & more.

Azure Tenant Resolution by PingCastle

Search for Azure Tenant using its domain name or its ID

Bgpview.io

The website bgpview.io allows you to look up detailed information about ASNs, IPs, and BGP routes on the internet.

Bing Webmaster Tools

Browserling

Browserling is an online sandbox that lets users safely test potentially malicious links across browsers and operating systems in real time.

BuiltWith

is a website that will help you find out all the technologies used to build a particular websites.

Central Ops

Crypto Scam & Crypto Phishing URL Threat Intel Feedopen-source

A fresh feed of crypto phishing and crypto scam websites. Automatically updated daily.

Dedicated or Not

DNS History

DNSDumpster

is a website that will help you discover hosts related to a specific domain.

DNSStuff

DNSViz

Domain Crawler

Domain Dossier

Domain Tools

Whois lookup and domain/ip historical data.

Easy whois

Exonera Tor

A database of IP addresses that have been part of the Tor network. It answers the question whether there was a Tor relay running on a given IP address on a given date.

Focsec

Threat Intelligence API that detects if a IP address is associated with a VPN, Proxy, TOR or Bots.

Follow.net

Fullhunt

FullHunt is an OSINT tool focused on identifying and protecting internet-exposed assets.

GraphyStories

Hudson Rock

is a free cybercrime intelligence toolkit to check exposure in Infostealer malware infection.

Hybrid Analysis

Online service for detailed and free analysis of suspicious files and URLs.

HypeStat

Infosniper

intoDNS

IP 2 Geolocation

IP 2 Location

IP Geolocation API DB-IP

Pprovides IP geolocation and intelligence.

IP Checking

IP Location

is used for mapping of an IP address or MAC address to the real-world geographic location of an Internet-connected computing or a mobile device.

IP Location.io

IPLocation.io allows you to check the location of an IP for free

IPFingerprints

is used to find the approximate geographic location of an IP address along with some other useful information including ISP, TimeZone, Area Code, State.

IPVoid

IP address toolset.

ISP.Tools

Is a free platform offering network diagnostic tools (ping, traceroute, MTR, DNS, WHOIS, HTTP, etc.) tailored for ISPs and infrastructure professionals.

Kloth

Majestic

Find out who links to your website.

MaxMind

MetaDefender

Threat analysis service for URLs, files, certificates, domains, and suspicious hashes.

Netcraft Site Report

is an online database that will provide you a report with detail information about a particular website and the history associated with it.

OpenLinkProfiler

PageGlimpse

Pentest-Tools.com

uses advanced search operators (Google Dorks) to find juicy information about target websites.

PhishStats

Pulsedive

Quantcast

Quick Sprout

RedirectDetective

Remote DNS Lookup

Robtex

is an IP address and domain name based researching websites that offers multiple services such as Reverse DNS Lookup, Whois, and AS Macros.

SameID

SecurityTrails

API to search current and historical DNS records, current and historical WHOIS, technologies used by sites and whois search for phone, email, address, IPs etc.

SubDomainRadar.io

Fast subdomain finder with multiple search modes and the most extensive data sources, offering real-time notifications.

SEMrush

SEO Chat Tools

SEOTools for Excel

Similar Web

Compare any website traffic statistics & analytics.

SmallSEOTools

Squatm3gatoropen-source

Enumerate available domains generated modifying the original domain name through different cybersquatting techniques

StatsCrop

TinyScan

Another powerful URL scan tool that provides comprehensive information about any given URL. Get insights into IP address, location, screenshots, technology stack, performance metrics, and more.

urlDNA

Unleash website insights! urldna.io analyzes url, monitors brands and track phishing sites.

URLhaus

URLhaus shares malicious URLs to combat malware and botnet threats

urlQuery

urlscan

is a free service to scan and analyse websites.

URLVoid

Analyzes a website through multiple blacklist engines and online reputation tools to facilitate the detection of fraudulent and malicious websites.

Validin

Website and API to search current and historical DNS records for free

Verisign

ViewDNS.info

Virus Total

Analyse suspicious domains, IPs URLs and files to detect malware and other breaches

w3snoop

is a website that gives you a free and comprehensive report about a specific website.

Web-Check

All-in-one tool for viewing website and server meta data.

WebMeUp

is the Web's freshest and fastest growing backlink index, and the primary source of backlink data for SEO PowerSuite.

Webscout

A Swiss Army knife for scaled intelligence and metadata on IP addresses and domains.

Website Informer

WebsiteTechMiner.pyopen-source

automates gathering website profiling data into a CSV from the "BuiltWith" or "Wappalyzer" API for tech stack information, technographic data, website reports, website tech lookups, website architectu

WhatIsMyIPAddress

Who.is

Domain whois information.

Whois Arin Online

is a web service for Whois data contained within ARIN's registration database

WhoIsHostingThis

WhoisMind

Whoisology

WhoIsRequest

WiGLE

Wi-fi "wardriving" database. Contains a global map containing crowdsourced information on the location, name, and other properties of wi-fi networks. Software available to download to contribute data

You Get Signal

Frequently asked questions

What can you find with domain and IP research tools?

You can find a domain's registrar, creation and expiry dates, name servers, MX and A records, hosting provider, and the IP ranges it uses. Many tools also reveal historical ownership, passive DNS links, shared SSL certificates, and subdomains, letting you connect one site to others run by the same operator.

Is WHOIS and DNS data legal to look up?

Yes. WHOIS, DNS, and IP allocation records are public by design, so querying them is legal in most jurisdictions. The caution comes when you combine those records to profile a specific person, which may trigger privacy rules. Respect each service's terms and avoid intrusive use of registrant contact details.

How do I trace who owns a website when WHOIS is private?

Privacy-protected WHOIS hides the registrant, so pivot instead. Check historical WHOIS snapshots taken before privacy was enabled, look at passive DNS and shared IP or certificate data, and cross-reference analytics IDs, name servers, and reverse-IP neighbors to find other domains the same owner controls.

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