Pivot map
Pivot from here
Outputs from Website Informer can become inputs for the next tool. These are the most relevant follow-on pivots in the library.
A global, open, stable, and secure Internet that serves the entire Asia Pacific community
ARIN is a nonprofit, member-based organization that administers IP addresses & ASNs in support of the operation and growth of the Internet.
AbuseIPDB provides IP reputation data and community abuse reports for identifying malicious hosts in network and threat investigations.
AccountKiller provides direct deletion links and step-by-step instructions for removing accounts on hundreds of websites and social platforms.
Investigator Use
Website Informer (website.informer.com) is a domain intelligence and web analytics aggregation platform that compiles publicly available data about websites including traffic estimates, hosting information, WHOIS data, related sites, and DNS records. It provides a quick overview profile of any domain covering both technical and audience data.
For OSINT investigators, Website Informer provides a consolidated domain profile that combines several data types that would otherwise require separate tool queries. The hosting information reveals IP addresses, data centers, and hosting providers — useful for infrastructure mapping. The related sites feature identifies other domains with similar content, shared hosting, or linked ownership.
The traffic and audience data — while estimated rather than measured directly — provides useful context for assessing the apparent scale and legitimacy of a web presence. A domain claimed to be a major business with minimal traffic is an inconsistency worth investigating. Conversely, a domain with substantial organic traffic has been operating long enough to establish an audience, suggesting it predates any recent fraudulent activity.
The DNS records display on Website Informer consolidates A, MX, NS, and other record types, providing the current technical configuration of a domain in a single view. This is useful for quickly establishing the hosting provider, email service, and name server configuration without separate DNS lookup queries.
Related domains identified by Website Informer can reveal organizational connections between sites that share ownership, hosting infrastructure, or content patterns. For brand impersonation investigations, related sites may surface additional fraudulent domains operated by the same actor.
WHOIS data shown by Website Informer provides registration history context including domain age, registrar, and available registrant information. Domain creation dates are particularly relevant for fraud investigations where the timing of domain registration relative to a fraudulent event is significant.
Limitations: Website Informer's data is aggregated from various sources with differing update frequencies. Traffic estimates are statistical models rather than direct measurements and should be treated as directional indicators. Always verify technical findings (IP, DNS) through primary sources.
Record the domain queried, all technical data returned, and the query date for case documentation.
Before You Pivot
Capture the target, search terms, and why this source is relevant before you leave the page.
Archive volatile pages, save screenshots, and keep timestamps for anything that may change.
Treat one tool as a lead source. Confirm important findings with independent sources.
Related tools
ARIN is a nonprofit, member-based organization that administers IP addresses & ASNs in support of the operation and growth of the Internet.
Free online network tools, including traceroute, nslookup, dig, whois, ping, and our own Domain Dossier and Email Dossier. Works with IPv6.
An open source intelligence tool to crawl the graph of certificate Alternate Names
Finds certificates and subdomains using Certificate Transparency data. An alternative to crt.sh that presents the information a bit differently.
DNS History archives historical DNS records, letting investigators track IP changes, hosting migrations, and infrastructure pivots over time.
DNS Twister generates and monitors domain permutations for typosquatting detection, brand protection, and phishing infrastructure discovery.