What is SpiderFoot?

SpiderFoot is an open source intelligence (OSINT) automation tool. It integrates with just about every data source available and utilises a range of methods for data analysis, making that data easy to navigate.

SpiderFoot has an embedded web-server for providing a clean and intuitive web-based interface but can also be used completely via the command-line. It’s written in Python 3 and GPL-licensed.

FEATURES

• Web based UI or CLI
• Over 200 modules (see below)
• Python 3
• CSV/JSON/GEXF export
• API key export/import
• SQLite back-end for custom querying
• Highly configurable
• Fully documented
• Visualisations
• TOR integration for dark web searching
• Dockerfile for Docker-based deployments
• Can call other tools like DNSTwist, Whatweb, Nmap and CMSeeK
• Actively developed since 2012!

USES

SpiderFoot can be used offensively (e.g. in a red team exercise or penetration test) for reconnaissance of your target or defensively to gather information about what you or your organisation might have exposed over the Internet.

You can target the following entities in a SpiderFoot scan:

• IP address
• Domain/sub-domain name
• Hostname
• Network subnet (CIDR)
• ASN
• E-mail address
• Phone number
• Username
• Person’s name
• Bitcoin address

HOW TO INSTALL SpiderFoot ?

First lets update our system

sudo apt-get update -yCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Now lets install some required packages

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pipCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Download the latest version via wget

wget https://github.com/smicallef/spiderfoot/archive/v3.3.tar.gzCode language: JavaScript (javascript)

Extract the archive and install

# Extracting archive
tar -xvzf v3.3.tar.gz

# Enter in folder
cd spiderfoot-3.3

# Install
pip3 install -r requirements.txtCode language: CSS (css)

Here is the help options

python3 sf.py --helpCode language: CSS (css)

Now lets set the user and password and start the web server

# Enter SpiderFoot folder
cd spiderfoot-3.3

# Enter user and pass
echo "admin:password" > passwd

# Start web server
python3 sf.py -l 127.0.0.1:5001
Code language: CSS (css)

Now go to your borwser and type 127.0.0.1:5001 enter user and pass and you are ready to go

For a new scan go to New Scan type IP or Website and after Run Scan Now and be patient… it takes a wile …

Here Is A Video Tutorial On How To Install And A Review

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