Ethical Hacking ( Footprinting )
Footprinting
The fine art of gathering information is called Footprinting.
There are two major types of Footprinting.
1 - Passive Footprinting
Passive footprinting is a method in which the attacker never makes any contact with the target system. e.g
Google Search - inurl intitle: site: filetype
Whois Queries
DNS Lookup
Social Networking Sites
2 - Active Footprinting
Active footprinting is a method in which the attacker makes a contact with the target system.
Active Footprinting ( Mirroring Website ) and Tools
Download the all available contents for offline analysis.
- Teleport Pro
- iMiser
- HTTracker website Copier
Email Tracking and Tools
Examine the Email Processing path.
- Email tracker pro
- MSGTAG
- Politemail
- Zendio
Continue . . . . . . . . . . Active Footprinting
After learning the Footprinting you will be able to find information about the targets.
Server Verification
- Determine Servers are reachable?
- Emulate Network path From attacker to target
- Identify connectivity with the target
Some Extra useful Tools For Footprinting
- Ping
- Tracert
- Visual Traceroute
- Spam Spade
- TCR Trace Route
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basic hacking techniques.
No system perfect.