Skip to content
OSINTTools

WebSift: An Open-Source OSINT Tool for Web-Based Threat Hunting


GitHub: https://github.com/s-r-e-e-r-a-j/WebSift


WebSift

WebSift is a powerful ethical hacking and OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) tool designed to extract email addresses, phone numbers, social media links, and other links from websites. It is developed for Termux and Linux-based systems. This tool is ideal for security professionals and researchers who need to gather publicly available information for ethical and legal purposes.

Features

  • Scrapes email addresses from a given website.
  • Extracts phone numbers in standard formats.
  • Scrapes social media links and other URLs from websites to enhance OSINT capabilities
  • Saves the extracted information for further analysis.
  • Automatically checks and installs missing dependencies (curl, grep, wget).
  • Compatible with Termux and Linux distributions.

Installation

  1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/s-r-e-e-r-a-j/WebSift.git

  1. Navigate to the WebSift directory

cd WebSift

  1. Navigate to the WebSift directory

cd WebSift

  1. Run the Script

bash websift.sh

Usage

  1. Provide a valid URL when prompted.
  2. Choose whether to extract email addresses, phone numbers, social media links, other links, or all three
  3. Optionally save the extracted data to a folder.

Example

Dependencies

WebSift automatically checks for and installs the following dependencies if they are missing:

  • curl
  • grep
  • wget

No manual installation is required!

This tool is intended for legal and ethical use only. The user is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations. WebSift developers are not liable for misuse or unauthorized activities conducted using this tool.

License

This tool is open-source and available under the MIT License.

About

WebSift is an open-source project developed by Sreeraj. It combines the power of ethical hacking and OSINT techniques to provide a reliable and efficient solution for gathering publicly available information.

Latest