How to Determine Who Registered a Domain With a Proxy

Check a domain name registrar on the Internet.

Domain names are like Internet real estate, and some can be worth a lot of money to the right person. When registering a domain name, you must complete the registration information, which includes your name or company name and address. The registrar information is available to the public. Some register domain names with the hopes of being offered money in exchange for the domain name. On the other hand, large companies often hire a brand protection company to register their domain names and protect their online brand. There are many websites that offer a free WHOIS query of databases to determine the domain registrar.

Instructions

1. Open an Internet browser.

2. 

   Check if the domain name has a website.

   Type in the address of a website. Check to see if a web page loads, which indicates that the domain name is registered. A "Cannot Be Found" message means that the domain name is not yet registered.

3. Open a website that allows you to do a "WHOIS" domain name query (see Resources).

4. 

   Search a domain name on a WHOIS website.

   Type in the domain name that you want to search, and click "Search."

5. Read the results next to "REGISTRAR," which is the name of the person or company who paid to register the domain name.

References

• The RackSpaceCloud: How Do I Do a WHOIS Search?
• ICANN: Will My Name and Contact Information Become Publicly Available?

Resources

• Network Solutions: WHOIS Behind That Domain?