Working with HackerTarget Tool on Kali Linux OS

Example 1: DNS Lookup

Select Option 3

In this example, we are performing DNS Lookup on w3wiki.org

We have got the results of DNS lookup on the target domain w3wiki.org.

Example 2: IP Location Lookup

Select Option 9

In this example, we are performing IP LocationLookup on w3wiki.org

We have got the results of IP Location lookup on the target domain w3wiki.org.

Example 3:  Reverse IP Lookup

Select Option 10

In this example, we are performing a Reverse IP Lookup on w3wiki.org

We have got the results of Reverse IP lookup on the target domain w3wiki.org.

Example 4: Subnet Lookup

Select Option 12

In this example, we are performing a Subnet Lookup on w3wiki.org

We have got the results of Subnet lookup on the target domain w3wiki.org.

Example 5: Extract Page Links

Select Option 14

In this example, we are extracting links from the target domain w3wiki.org

We have got some interesting links of the target domain which contain parameters. So we can check for various vulnerabilities on the target domain links

Information Gathering is an important part of Penetration Testing of web applications or any network application. Collecting more information about the target can help the attacker to easily gain access to the target domain server. HackerTarget is a python-based tool that is fully automated for Information Gathering. This tool can collect information like DNS details, IP lookup, Reverse IP lookup, and many more. HackerTarget tool is available on the GitHub platform for free.

Note: Make Sure You have Python Installed on your System, as HackerTarget is a python-based tool. Click to check the Installation process: Python Installation Steps on Linux