What is DNSTwist?
DNStwist is a tools where it will generate a list of any possible phishing domains and verify whether the phishing domain have been registered.
Main Function of DNStwist
Below are the features of the DNStwist tools that
- A wide range of efficient domain fuzzing algorithms
- Unicode domain names (IDN)
- Multithreaded job distribution
- Queries A, AAAA, NS and MX records
- Evaluates web page similarity with fuzzy hashes to find live phishing sites
- Tests if MX host (mail server) can be used to intercept misdirected e-mails
- Additional domain variants using dictionary files
- GeoIP location information
- Grabs HTTP and SMTP service banners
- WHOIS lookups for creation and modification date
- Output in CSV and JSON format
Installation and Usage
For those who want to use the tools, you need to install it by typing apt-get install dnstwist
When the installation is completed, you can run the tools by typing dnstwist .py <example website>
Source: Github Dnstwist