A high-performance DNS stub resolver for bulk lookups and reconnaissance (subdomain enumeration)
Sublist3r is a subdomain enumeration tool and passive reconnaissance framework designed to discover subdomains by querying search engines and public intelligence sources. It functions as a security tool for identifying the digital footprint of a target domain. The project provides both passive enumeration through multi-source API aggregation and active discovery via a DNS brute force tool. It includes a TCP port scanner to identify active services and open ports on discovered subdomains, facilitating attack surface mapping. The tool can be used as a standalone utility or as a Python security
dnstwist is a Python-based tool designed to detect domain name variants and typo-squatting attempts. It generates a comprehensive list of potential domain permutations—such as misspellings, homoglyphs, and character substitutions—that could be used for phishing, brand impersonation, or other malicious activities. The project serves as a security research utility for identifying lookalike domains that might be registered by adversaries to exploit user confusion or trust. The tool systematically probes each generated domain variant to determine its registration status, DNS resolution, and other
namebench
The main features of google/namebench are: Command Line Tools, DNS Security.
Open-source alternatives to google/namebench include: elceef/dnstwist — dnstwist is a Python-based tool designed to detect domain name variants and typo-squatting attempts. It generates a… mschwager/fierce — A DNS reconnaissance tool for locating non-contiguous IP space. blechschmidt/massdns — A high-performance DNS stub resolver for bulk lookups and reconnaissance (subdomain enumeration). dns-oarc/dnsperf — Moved to https://codeberg.org/DNS-OARC/dnsperf. aboul3la/sublist3r — Sublist3r is a subdomain enumeration tool and passive reconnaissance framework designed to discover subdomains by… sharkdp/hyperfine — Hyperfine is a command-line benchmarking tool used to measure the execution time of shell commands through multiple…
