Subdomain Finder (2024)

FAQs

Is there a way to find all subdomains? ›

As long as you use them correctly, subdomains are fine for your SEO performance.

There are several tools with dictionaries to check for possible takeovers: https://github.com/EdOverflow/can-i-take-over-xyz. https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot. https://github.com/punk-security/dnsReaper.

It's a cyber threat executed when an attacker gains control of a legitimate subdomain that's no longer in use, then cleverly exploits the forgotten or misconfigured dangling DNS to host their own content on the previously used zone.

You can usually locate it in the root or footer section of the website. For example, the XML sitemap URL could be “www.example.com/sitemap.xml“. Once you click on the sitemap, you will find all pages & subpages of a website. You can use different sitemap generation tools if you don't have an existing sitemap.

The short answer is yes, Google can and will index and rank subdomains unless you explicitly take steps to ensure they're excluded from its index. Google's entire business model is based on discovering content. The same goes for all search engines.

A domain can have up to 500 subdomains. You can create multiple levels of subdomains such as store.product.yoursite.com, test.forum.yoursite.com, etc. Each subdomain can be up to 255 characters long, but for multi level subdomains, each level can only be 63 characters long.

Google Considers Subdomains as Separate Standalone Sites

Google has always treated subdomains as different sites, separate from the main domain.

The most common subdomain is “www” or “world wide web.” The subdirectory points users to the main directory of a website—in other words, where your homepage and other core pages live. Other subdomains work to create distinct parts of a site. For example, Google's root domain is www.google.com.

What is subdomain finder? ›

A Subdomain Finder is a subdomain enumeration tool that helps you discover subdomain hosts (aka subdomain FQDNs) which serve specific functions for your target (e.g. hosting public websites, private subdomains for testing web apps, URLs where you can find backups, etc.).

Subdomain stripping is the process of removing the subdomains from the main domain and delivering the emails to the main domain directly.

Subdomain takeover can have severe legal implications, as attackers may engage in illegal activities or host malicious content on compromised subdomains.

Subdomain takeovers are a common, high-severity threat for organizations that regularly create, and delete many resources. A subdomain takeover can occur when you have a DNS record that points to a deprovisioned Azure resource. Such DNS records are also known as "dangling DNS" entries.

Data Breaches: Subdomain takeover can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data or user information. Attackers could exploit the subdomain to trick users into divulging confidential information, such as login credentials, personal data, or financial details.

The short answer is yes, Google can and will index and rank subdomains unless you explicitly take steps to ensure they're excluded from its index.

There are some subdomains that are defined for virtually every domain name, such as www, and others that are very common, like shop or mail. But by going through and trying a DNS query using `dig`, `nslookup`, or `host` for as many possible subdomains, you might find some hidden ones.