Ok, so imagine this is my situation:
I possibly have someone trying to trace me over the internet.
I have cleared as many tracks as possible (on forums, blog sites, deleted emails etc.)
but I still have one (never used) domain name which I can't delete, and the details (my name and address) show on WHOIS services. (I have as of tonight requested to opt out of the engine, but depending on the answers I get here, it might be too late)
The only people that I consciously know this domain name exists are myself and the agent it is registered to.
Would I ever be able to be traced if this was the situation?
I asked a question earlier about whether I could be traced via WHOIS if someone searched my name and it displayed my contact details and domain registered to me. One response said it was impossible which was reassuring.
I hope I have made this clear enough. This isn't my situation of course but my friend isn't brave enough to risk using the net under the circumstances.
2007-01-06 11:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by splat626 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Unsure - I have had a quick look and it certainly seems to be safe... I wasn't able to obtain any major details from the random names I typed in.
Impossible is never the right word to use but again I found nothing and let's face it most (scammers and hackers) are not intrested in information that is not accessable offline.
What I suggest the friend does do is to unplug his modem/ router for up to 30 mins (power off). This will reset his ISP address when repluging and conecting to the interent. This will create a new path to his pc with a different ISP code. This makes it harder for a hacker to find this specific pc again.
I also highly suggest that your firends downloads an firewall program to moniter activities.
2007-01-06 11:10:41 · answer #1 · answered by Chεεrs [uk] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are companies who will register your web site in their name so that they show in the Whois database and not your name.
There are also "anatomizing" services for use when searching the web, and email forwarding services also.
2007-01-06 11:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems unlikely that your name and address etc.. will show up in a whois search, unless you are the domain/site owner
generally just the isp and there details will show up
2007-01-06 11:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by great one 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your isp surely can. See article under. it is basically a great volume of records they might elect to sift with the aid of. internet explorer additionally shops urls visited in index.dat. i'm undecided of different browsers.
2016-10-30 04:51:28 · answer #4 · answered by mosesjr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unlikely
2007-01-07 01:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by Dan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋