soc.coop

According to its WHOIS record, SOC.COOP was created on September 19, 2014 and expires on September 19, 2016. That makes the domain about 12 years old. It is registered through Domains.coop Limited (IANA ID 465) and is past its expiry date. Its record is locked against unauthorised transfer. The registrant is listed in Russian Federation. DNS is served by expired1.domains.coop and expired2.domains.coop. Registry locks add an extra layer of protection for valuable names, because changes then need manual confirmation by the registry. An older registration date is often seen as a sign of an established website, although age alone says nothing about who owns it today. Status flags such as transfer or delete locks are set by the registrar or registry to protect a domain from unauthorised changes. Managed DNS providers are often used for speed, security and protection against attacks. Renewals are usually made for one to ten years at a time, so an expiry date far in the future shows a long-term commitment to the name. Nameservers decide where a domain's DNS is hosted, so a change of nameservers usually means the website or email moved to a new provider. When a domain uses its own nameservers, the owner runs the DNS directly instead of relying on a hosting or DNS provider.

Whois Data Center has 6 historical WHOIS snapshots for SOC.COOP. The most recent capture is from October 17, 2016. Each snapshot is a dated copy of the public WHOIS record as it looked when it was collected. Investigators use dated records to establish who controlled a domain at a specific point in time. A long history with few changes usually points to a stable owner, while frequent changes can signal a transfer or a resale. Snapshots are collected over time, so the gaps between them depend on how often the record was checked. Comparing snapshots makes it easy to see when the registrar, nameservers or status of a domain changed. Security teams use WHOIS history to spot suspicious ownership changes and to link related domains.

In the period from July 1, 2016 to October 17, 2016, 10 fields of the record were modified. The nameservers moved from ns1.europe.domains.coop, ns2.europe.domains.coop, ns3.europe.domains.coop and ns4.europe.domains.coop to expired1.domains.coop and expired2.domains.coop. Status flags were updated: pendingDelete was added. Each change listed here can be checked against the original snapshots further down the page.