Automating Recon
Frameworks
FinalRecon: A Python-based reconnaissance tool offering a range of modules for different tasks like SSL certificate checking, Whois information gathering, header analysis, and crawling. Its modular structure enables easy customisation for specific needs.
Recon-ng: A powerful framework written in Python that offers a modular structure with various modules for different reconnaissance tasks. It can perform DNS enumeration, subdomain discovery, port scanning, web crawling, and even exploit known vulnerabilities.
theHarvester: Specifically designed for gathering email addresses, subdomains, hosts, employee names, open ports, and banners from different public sources like search engines, PGP key servers, and the SHODAN database. It is a command-line tool written in Python.
SpiderFoot: An open-source intelligence automation tool that integrates with various data sources to collect information about a target, including IP addresses, domain names, email addresses, and social media profiles. It can perform DNS lookups, web crawling, port scanning, and more.
OSINT Framework: A collection of various tools and resources for open-source intelligence gathering. It covers a wide range of information sources, including social media, search engines, public records, and more.
FinalRecon
FinalRecon offers a wealth of recon information:
Header Information: Reveals server details, technologies used, and potential security misconfigurations.Whois Lookup: Uncovers domain registration details, including registrant information and contact details.SSL Certificate Information: Examines the SSL/TLS certificate for validity, issuer, and other relevant details.Crawler:HTML, CSS, JavaScript: Extracts links, resources, and potential vulnerabilities from these files.
Internal/External Links: Maps out the website's structure and identifies connections to other domains.
Images, robots.txt, sitemap.xml: Gathers information about allowed/disallowed crawling paths and website structure.
Links in JavaScript, Wayback Machine: Uncovers hidden links and historical website data.
DNS Enumeration: Queries over 40 DNS record types, including DMARC records for email security assessment.Subdomain Enumeration: Leverages multiple data sources (crt.sh, AnubisDB, ThreatMiner, CertSpotter, Facebook API, VirusTotal API, Shodan API, BeVigil API) to discover subdomains.Directory Enumeration: Supports custom wordlists and file extensions to uncover hidden directories and files.Wayback Machine: Retrieves URLs from the last five years to analyse website changes and potential vulnerabilities.
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