altdns alternatives
Looking for an alternative tool to replace altdns? During the review of altdns we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.
Alternatives (by score)
Sublist3r
Introduction
Sublist3r helps penetration testers and bug hunters collect and gather subdomains for the domain they are targeting.
Project details
Sublist3r is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 2000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
domain
Introduction
Domain is a Python script written by Jason Haddix to combine the tools Recon-ng and altdns. It allows to use the two tool one multiple domains within the same session.
Project details
domain is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Subdomain enumeration
SubFinder
Introduction
SubFinder is a tool to scan domains and discover subdomains. This may be useful during the reconnaissance phase of penetration testing where information is collected. Some subdomains may reveal sensitive data or point to interesting targets such as a backup location.
Project details
SubFinder is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Tool is modular and extendable
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
- Security assessment
SubOver
Introduction
SubOver is considered a hostile tool to take over a subdomain. It can be used during pentesting and security assessments to discover unconfigured subdomains.
Project details
SubOver is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Security assessment
RTA (Red Team Arsenal)
Introduction
RTA is helpful to automate scanning public resources of a company. As the project name implies, this may be used during red teaming, like a penetration test. That obviously does not limit its use, as it is similarly useful by the blue team.
With its integration with Nessus and other tools, RTA is more of a toolkit. This can be seen in its functionality, like subdomain enumeration and information gathering capabilities.
Project details
RTA is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- System enumeration
Th3inspector
Introduction
This tool can be called a true 'inspector tool' as it helps to discover many types of data.
- Website information
- Domain and subdomain information
- Mail server information and email
- Phone details
- IP addresses
- Detection of used CMS
Project details
Th3inspector is written in Perl.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Discovery of sensitive information
- Information gathering
subDomainsBrute
Introduction
The subDomainsBrute tool is one of the tools to perform a scan on a domain to discover subdomains and store the output.Project details
subDomainsBrute is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- - Full name of author is unknown
- - Unknown project license
Fierce
Introduction
Fierce is a security tool that helps with DNS reconnaissance. It can locate non-contiguous IP space, but using DNS information.Project details
Fierce is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Reconnaissance
- Security assessment
Domain Analyzer
Introduction
Domain Analyzer is an information gathering tool and comes in handy for reconnaissance. This can be useful for doing penetration testing or evaluating what information is publically available about your own domains. Some pieces of information that can be discovered include DNS servers, IP addresses, mail servers, SPF information, open ports, and more.
Project details
Domain Analyzer is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
OSINT-SPY
Introduction
OSINT-SPY is a modular tool to query information on different subjects like an IP address, domain, email address, or even Bitcoin address. This tool can be valuable during the reconnaissance phase of a penetration test. It can be used also for defenses purpose, like learning what information is publically available about your organization and its assets.
Project details
OSINT-SPY is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + The source code of this software is available
- - No releases on GitHub available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
aiodnsbrute (Async DNS Brute)
Introduction
When a project requires resolving or guessing host names, then this tool is a great addition to the toolkit. It focuses on 'fast' by using asynchronous operations. The list of names to try is provided with a wordlist.
Project details
aiodnsbrute is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Network scanning
- Penetration testing
web-hunter
Introduction
Tools like web-hunter help with information gathering. This can be useful for penetration testing or when doing a self-assessment on your organization.
Project details
web-hunter is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
DirSearch (Go)
Introduction
DirSearch is a Go implementation of the original dirsearch tool written by Mauro Soria. It is used to discover directories by using common names and guessing (fuzzing).
Project details
DirSearch (Go) is written in Golang.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
LinEnum
Introduction
LinEnum is one of the tools that can help with automating penetration tests. It performs a discovery on the environment it runs in and tries finding weaknesses to allow privilege escalation.
Project details
LinEnum is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Very low number of dependencies
- + The source code of this software is available
- + Well-known tool
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Privilege escalation
- System enumeration
O-Saft
Introduction
O-Saft is the abbreviation for OWASP SSL advanced forensic tool.
Project details
O-Saft is written in Perl.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
- Vulnerability scanning
- Web application analysis
Oscanner
Introduction
The tool has a plugin-based architecture for enumeration purposes of Oracle installations.
- Sid enumeration
- Passwords tests (common & dictionary)
- Enumerate Oracle version
- Enumerate account roles
- Enumerate account privileges
- Enumerate account hashes
- Enumerate audit information
- Enumerate password policies
- Enumerate database links
Project details
Oscanner is written in Java.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
RootHelper
Introduction
RootHelper is a small script to retrieve several enumeration and privilege escalation tools. It can be used during penetration testing.Project details
RootHelper is written in shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + Used language is shell script
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Privilege escalation
- Security assessment
SMBMap
Introduction
SMBMap allows scanning of file resources that are shared with the SMB protocol. The tool will list share drives, drive permissions, the share contents, upload/download functionality, file name auto-download pattern matching, and even execute remote commands. The tool was created for pentesters to simplify finding sensitive data, or at least test for it.
Project details
SMBMap is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Data leak detection
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
Sn1per
Introduction
Sn1per is security scanner that can be used during a penetration test to enumerate and scan for vulnerabilities.Project details
Sn1per is written in Python, shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 10 contributors
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Unknown project license
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Reconnaissance
SubBrute (subdomain-bruteforcer)
Introduction
SubBrute is a DNS meta-query spider that enumerates DNS records and subdomains. This can be useful during penetration tests and security assessments.Project details
SubBrute is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Full name of author is unknown
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
WhatWeb
Introduction
WhatWeb can be used stealthy and fast to determine what technologies are used on a particular website or web application. This process called fingerprinting can tell a lot about how it was build and possible weaknesses it might have. The tool can be used in different levels, from stealthy to very aggressive. This last one is useful in penetration tests or during development.
Project details
WhatWeb is written in Ruby.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 25 contributors
- + More than 1000 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Reconnaissance
- Web application analysis
detectem
Introduction
Detectem can be a good early vulnerability detection system. By scanning regularly the dependencies of web applications, old versions of tools can be detected and upgraded. This tool is also helpful for penetration tests to find out what kind of software components are used.
Project details
detectem is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Application security
- Application testing
- Reconnaissance
- Vulnerability scanning
dirsearch
Introduction
Dirsearch is a tool to guide security professionals to find possible information leaks or sensitive data. It does this by looking for directory and file names.Project details
dirsearch is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + More than 10 contributors
- + More than 500 GitHub stars
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
keimpx
Introduction
The keimpx security tool can be used to check for valid credentials across a network. It uses the SMB protocol, typically used on Microsoft Windows and others.Project details
keimpx is written in Python.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code of this software is available
Typical usage
- Penetration testing
- Security assessment
massh-enum
Introduction
Massh-enum is a user enumeration tool for OpenSSH with the goal to find valid usernames. This can be useful during penetration tests or security assessments. The usernames can be valuable to brute-force or may be used on different locations within a network.
Project details
massh-enum is written in Python, shell script.
Strengths and weaknesses
- + The source code is easy to read and understand
- + Tool is easy to use
- + The source code of this software is available
- - Minimal or no documentation available
Typical usage
- Information gathering
- User enumeration
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