Verify Domain Age & WHOIS Records
Scan suspicious domains to check their registration details, age, and expiration status before completing transactions or clicking links.
Domain Risk Indicators
- • New Registration: Domains registered within the last 90 days are highly prone to phishing.
- • Short Expiry: Scammers register domains for a single year to save costs, unlike established brands.
- • Cheap Registrars: Frequent usage of high-abuse cheap domain registrars (e.g. .top, .xyz, .cc, .cf).
WHOIS Verification Rules
- • Look for Domain Matches: Scammers typosquat similar names (e.g., netf1ix.com instead of netflix.com).
- • Check Registrar Integrity: Trustworthy sites use premium registrar authorities and maintain active multi-year renewals.
- • Run Direct Diagnosis: Use our AI diagnostic to cross-reference domain ages with Safe Browsing histories.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does checking domain age help spot online scammers?
Over 85% of phishing sites and fake shopping portals are built on domain names registered within the last 90 days. Scammers register domains cheap, launch scam campaigns quickly, and discard them once reported. A domain under 180 days old is statistically high risk.
What is a WHOIS domain query?
A WHOIS query lookup fetches registration details for a domain name from official domain registries. It tells you the exact date the domain was created, when it will expire, which registrar was used, and if the owner details are masked by privacy shields.
Can a domain owner hide their identity?
Yes, registrars offer WHOIS privacy services to mask names, emails, and phone numbers. While legitimate businesses use this to prevent spam, scam operations almost always hide their identity. Anonymous registration on a new domain is a strong indicator of fraud.