WHOIS

Description

This indicates an attempt to use the WHOIS protocol.
WHOIS is a query and response protocol used to query databases that store registered users like a domain name, IP address block, or other information.

Affected Products

WHOIS

Impact

Unexpected network communication

Technology

Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device

Behavior

• Reasonable

Default Ports

• TCP/43

References

• https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3912