Advanced Recon Methodology

#methodology#recon

Commands

subfinder -d example.com -all -recursive > subdomain.txt

For finding subdomains

cat subdomain.txt | httpx-toolkit -ports 80,443,8080,8000,8888 -threads 200 > subdomains_alive.txt

For filter out live subdomains

katana -u subdomains_alive.txt -d 5 -ps -pss waybackarchive,commoncrawl,alienvault -kf -jc -fx -ef woff,css,png,svg,jpg,woff2,jpeg,gif,svg -o allurls.txt

For fetching passive urls

cat allurls.txt | grep -E '\.xls|\.xml|\.xlsx|\.json|\.pdf|\.sql|\.doc|\.docx|\.pptx|\.txt|\.zip|\.tar\.gz|\.tgz|\.bak|\.7z|\.rar|\.log|\.cache|\.secret|\.db|\.backup|\.yml|\.gz|\.config|\.csv|\.yaml|\.md|\.md5'

For finding sensitive files

Tips & Best Practices

Always verify live subdomains before further testing

Use rate limiting to avoid getting blocked

Combine passive and active recon for better results

Check for common misconfigurations in cloud services

Monitor for sensitive data exposure in public files

Verify potential vulnerabilities before reporting

Use multiple tools to ensure comprehensive coverage

Document your findings and methodology