Ethical Hacking — Sherlock Tool
Sherlock Tool
Sherlock is a useful and powerful tool which identifies usernames across many social networks such as Instagram or DevianArt. There is a possibility of users adding links to their other social media accounts on platforms such as Instagram. This enables hackers to obtain more information regarding the user. Furthermore, images obtained from these social media platforms could be used in reverse image search. This would lead hackers to discovering other profiles that uses the same image.
This can be useful for gathering information, it can be used to perform sophisticated engineering attacks against a target.
Requirements
Python 3.6 or higher
Installation
1. Launch terminal in Kali Linux
2. The first step in installing sherlock is to clone the repository. The command is git clone https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock.git
3. Type the ls command to view content of the directory , the sherlock tool is now present in the directory.
4. Change the directory to sherlock
5. Install the requirements after ensuring python3 and python3-pip are installed
Usage
In order to find out all the possible commands that can be used in sherlock, simply type
python3 sherlock –help
In order to search for one user only type the command:
python3 sherlock.py username
Change the username to the username you wish to search for.
It is also possible to search for multiple users at the same time. The tool will first search for the first username and when it is done, it will move on the next.
Now Sherlock can locate all the social media accounts of the username give
Tags: Ethical Hacking
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