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WHOIS records

protocol:whois_records Also: historical WHOIS records

Public domain-registration records used by researchers to investigate malware infrastructure.

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incoming USES F-Secure Explicit 74

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F-Secure USES WHOIS records

F-Secure researchers use WHOIS records, including historical WHOIS records, to help identify people involved with malware.

Explicit Confidence 96% · Mikko Hyppönen EP 74 Details

“one of the most typical ways we have been able to figure out who’s involved with a piece of malware is WHOIS records.”