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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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WHOIS records
F-Secure researchers use WHOIS records, including historical WHOIS records, to help identify people involved with malware.
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Confidence 96%
· Mikko Hyppönen
EP 74
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“one of the most typical ways we have been able to figure out who’s involved with a piece of malware is WHOIS records.”