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`softwareexplained.com`

DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	20.59.100.3^{🇺🇸 Microsoft20.48.0.0/12}
A	104.42.152.64^{🇺🇸 Microsoft104.40.0.0/13 MICROSOFT}
NS	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com` ⭐
		A	2606:4700:50::a29f:26db^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2803:f800:50::6ca2:c2db^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2a06:98c1:50::ac40:22db^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	108.162.194.219^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.194.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	162.159.38.219^{Cloudflare162.159.32.0/20 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	172.64.34.219^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.34.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`
NS	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2606:4700:58::adf5:3b5b^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2606:4700:50::/44 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2803:f800:50::6ca2:c15b^{🇨🇷 Cloudflare2803:f800:50::/45 LACNIC generated route6 for CloudFlare Latin America S.R.L}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	2a06:98c1:50::ac40:215b^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare2a06:98c1:50::/45}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	108.162.193.91^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare108.162.193.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	172.64.33.91^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare172.64.33.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
		A	173.245.59.91^{🇺🇸 Cloudflare173.245.59.0/24 , Inc. 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, US}
			PTR	`clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
MX	`smtp.google.com` ⭐
		A	2a00:1450:4013:c07::1a^{🇳🇱 Google2a00:1450:4013::/48}
			PTR	`el-in-f26.1e100.net`
		A	2a00:1450:4013:c07::1b^{🇳🇱 Google2a00:1450:4013::/48}
			PTR	`el-in-f27.1e100.net`
		A	2a00:1450:4013:c08::1a^{🇳🇱 Google2a00:1450:4013::/48}
			PTR	`en-in-f26.1e100.net`
		A	2a00:1450:4013:c20::1b^{🇳🇱 Google2a00:1450:4013::/48}
			PTR	`yugrqvu-in-f27.1e100.net`
		A	142.251.18.26^{🇺🇸 Google142.251.18.0/24}
			PTR	`er-in-f26.1e100.net`
		A	142.251.18.27^{🇺🇸 Google142.251.18.0/24}
			PTR	`er-in-f27.1e100.net`
		A	142.251.31.26^{🇺🇸 Google142.251.31.0/24}
			PTR	`eq-in-f26.1e100.net`
		A	142.251.31.27^{🇺🇸 Google142.251.31.0/24}
			PTR	`eq-in-f27.1e100.net`
		A	172.217.218.26^{🇺🇸 Google172.217.218.0/24}
			PTR	`en-in-f26.1e100.net`
TXT	`google-site-verification=dJWZhmgx0X7RDFcLN5EzvZXK7sIi3w1bbyoIoe_eyJk`
TXT	`google-site-verification=o7AvIOdV42qC4oRSGd1R0h6LhiAiMSnk28wFBsd776w`
TXT	`google-site-verification=zkYJagKx1vSw_vGZB-WJm6VZ_xkVuGoSTrSvECtyC0o`
TXT	`v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all`
SOA	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com`dns@cloudflare.com serial=2417565391

`com`

	DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
	NS	`a.gtld-servers.net` ⭐
	NS	`b.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`c.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`d.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`e.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`f.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`g.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`h.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`i.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`j.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`k.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`l.gtld-servers.net`
	NS	`m.gtld-servers.net`
	SOA	`a.gtld-servers.net`nstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1792943686

Same first word

softwareexplained.com

Previous names

Next names

DNS History

7 records (5 active, 2 former)

●NSclara.ns.cloudflare.com2026-09-10 → 2026-10-25 · 2 obs

● 2026-09-10 07:41:46
● 2026-10-25 15:58:58

●NSclyde.ns.cloudflare.com2026-09-10 → 2026-10-25 · 2 obs

● 2026-09-10 07:41:46
● 2026-10-25 15:58:58

●MXsmtp.google.com2026-10-05 → 2026-10-25 · 2 obs

● 2026-10-05 18:34:46
● 2026-10-25 15:58:58

●A104.42.152.642026-10-05 → 2026-10-25 · 3 obs

○ 2026-09-10 07:41:46
● 2026-10-05 18:34:46
● 2026-10-25 15:58:58

●A20.59.100.32026-10-05 → 2026-10-25 · 3 obs

○ 2026-09-10 07:41:46
● 2026-10-05 18:34:46
● 2026-10-25 15:58:58

○A207.148.248.1432015-11-07 → 2017-03-20 · 5 obs

○ 2015-06-21 08:51:04
● 2015-11-07 03:42:48
● 2017-03-20 22:48:40
○ 2026-09-10 07:41:46
○ 2026-10-25 15:58:58

○A66.151.181.492015-06-21 → 2015-06-21 · 3 obs

● 2015-06-21 08:51:04
○ 2015-11-07 03:42:48
○ 2026-10-25 15:58:58

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...	-
softwareexplained.com	clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, clara.ns.cloudflare.com	12 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:162.159.38.219

NS records: clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, clara.ns.cloudflare.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

Root DNSKEY fetch failed: Error: connect EADDRNOTAVAIL 198.41.0.4:53 - Local (0.0.0.0:0)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 110ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
A	2	`20.59.100.3, 104.42.152.64`
NS	2	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com, clyde.ns.cloudflare.com`
MX	1	`smtp.google.com (pri: 1)`
TXT	4	`google-site-verification=dJWZhmgx0X7RDFc, google-site-verification=o7AvIOdV42qC4oR...`
SOA	1	`clara.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.c`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 12

Out-of-bailiwick: 12 (clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, clyde.ns.cloudflare.com...)

Analysis

IP Addresses

softwareexplained.com directs to two IP numbers, 20.59.100.3 and 104.42.152.64

Additional host names — ctplastics.com, mail.ctplastics.com, empirescba.com and two others — share IP numbers with softwareexplained.com.

Name Servers

softwareexplained.com has two authoritative name servers — clara.ns.cloudflare.com and clyde.ns.cloudflare.com.

softwareexplained.com shares its name server setup with other domains, including kic.co.ug, onguma-kala.com, georgeouimet.com and two others.

softwareexplained.com has at least partial name server overlap with other domains, such as luxibaby.be, o5f5x1aj.pages.dev, tbajje.fun and two others.

These name servers tend to appear together with the name servers elle.ns.cloudflare.com, sage.ns.cloudflare.com and howard.ns.cloudflare.com.

Host names with 6 IP numbers:

clara.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.194.219, 162.159.38.219, 172.64.34.219 and 3 other IP addresses.

clyde.ns.cloudflare.com points to 108.162.193.91, 172.64.33.91, 173.245.59.91 and 3 other IP addresses.

Mail Servers

softwareexplained.com has one mail server: smtp.google.com.

softwareexplained.com shares the same mail server setup as other domains, including livingworldgames.com, fusion6.com.au, deanagilman.com and two others.

The mail servers of softwareexplained.com are at least partially shared with other domains, including shpemhv.org.

smtp.google.com points to 9 IP numbers: 142.251.18.26, 142.251.18.27, 142.251.31.26 and 6 other.