Who Is Hosting? – A browser extension

Simplify your website research with the “Who Is Hosting?” extension. Discover who is behind the scenes of any website with just one click. This free tool provides valuable insights into hosting companies, locations, and other key website details. Unlock the power to make informed decisions – whether you’re curious about a site’s technology or interested in acquiring a domain name, “Who is Hosting?” has the answers.

Features:

• Shows the IP of the website
• Give the name of Hosting Company
• Location
• Nameservers
• Ad-free

Advantages:

• Known for fast access.
• Provides intuitive controls.
• Browser extensions are cross-platform and adaptable to any browser.
• You can integrate those objects that would seem to be unacceptable.
• Merge cloud storage and system into a single workspace.

Disadvantages:

• Constant updating is needed/required.
• Various browsers need their own adapted version of the program.
• Often require the ability to read or even change everything on web pages one visits, which in some cases can lead to some accidents of data breaches, capture the passwords, track browsing, etc.

Installation:

Installing Who is Hosting? is like installing any other browser extension and involves only two steps:  

Step 1: Searh Who is Hosting on Google and visit Who is Hosting? in Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-Ons.

Step 2: Click on add extension.

And just like that, your extension gets installed. You can see its icon in the top right corner.

Usage:

You can use it, by simply going to the website and then click on the icon. In a new tab, you will get all the information about the domain.

Example 1: Google

We can see that Google Cloud Platform is the web hosting provider, IP address is 172.217.22.78, 2 sites are hosted on this IP, location is the United States, and it’s nameservers.

We can get more information about the domain like when it will expire, when was it registered, etc; by clicking on click here under Domain Whois.

Example 2: Youtube

We can see that HostGator is the web hosting provider, IP address is 192.185.16.131, 58 sites are hosted on this IP, location is the United States, and it’s nameservers.

We can get more information about the domain like when it will expire, when was it registered, etc; by clicking on click here under Domain Who is.

Example 3: Facebook

We can see that Google Cloud Platform is the web hosting provider, IP address is 45.77.221.244, 2 sites are hosted on this IP, location is the United States, and it’s nameservers.

We can get more information about the domain like when it will expire, when was it registered, etc by clicking on click here under Domain Who is. 

Example 4: GeeksforGeeks

We can see that Google Cloud Platform is the web hosting provider, IP address is 23.204.152.207, 4 sites are hosted on this IP, location is the United States, and it’s nameservers.

We can get more information about the domain like when it will expire, when was it registered, etc by clicking on click here under Domain Who is

In conclusion, Who is Hosting? is an extension that can give you detailed information about any domain like its IP, its web hosting provider, registration date, registrant information which can be very helpful if someone needs to contact you. Also one can get information regarding administrative contact. But these so-called powerful, helpful browser extensions often require permissions, location access which in some cases lead to bizarre incidents of data breaches, ransomware attacks, so keep in mind while installing them as they can be as deadly as helpful and useful they pretend.