Look-Alike Domains
Look-Alike Domains refer to newly registered domain names that visually or textually resemble an organization’s official domain. WhiteIntel continuously monitors daily domain registrations worldwide to identify domains that mimic your brand or corporate identity.
When monitoring acme.com, examples of look-alike domains include:
acme-secure.comacme-login.netacrne.com(character substitution)acme-support.orgacme.co(TLD variations)
These domains are often created for:
Phishing attacks
Credential harvesting
Malware distribution
Impersonation attempts
Fraudulent customer communication
Supply-chain deception
Whiteintel automatically analyzes each newly registered domain using similarity algorithms to determine whether it resembles your protected domain. When a match is detected, the domain is added to your Look-Alike Domain Records, along with supporting metadata such as:
Registration date
Registrar and WHOIS details (when available)
Monitoring look-alike domains enables organizations to:
Detect early signs of brand impersonation
Identify potential phishing infrastructure
Initiate takedown actions before malicious activity escalates
Strengthen overall brand protection and external attack surface defense
By proactively tracking daily domain registrations, Whiteintel gives organizations clear visibility into evolving threats targeting their brand identity.
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