Automating Recon
Cheat sheet
Option | Argument | Description |
---|---|---|
-h , --help | Show the help message and exit. | |
--url | URL | Specify the target URL. |
--headers | Retrieve header information for the target URL. | |
--sslinfo | Get SSL certificate information for the target URL. | |
--whois | Perform a Whois lookup for the target domain. | |
--crawl | Crawl the target website. | |
--dns | Perform DNS enumeration on the target domain. | |
--sub | Enumerate subdomains for the target domain. | |
--dir | Search for directories on the target website. | |
--wayback | Retrieve Wayback URLs for the target. | |
--ps | Perform a fast port scan on the target. | |
--full | Perform a full reconnaissance scan on the target. |
git clone https://github.com/thewhiteh4t/FinalRecon.git
cd FinalRecon
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
chmod +x ./finalrecon.py
./finalrecon.py --help
Automating web reconnaissance tasks can significantly enhance efficiency and accuracy, allowing you to gather information at scale and identify potential vulnerabilities more rapidly.
These frameworks aim to provide a complete suite of tools for web reconnaissance:
• 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.