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WhoWeB Scanner - Simple Website Scanner Tool

WhoWeB Scanner - Simple Website Scanner Tool

Author: @medjahdi

License: Python License


🔍 Introduction

WhoWeB Scanner is a simple yet powerful website scanning tool designed to gather basic information about a website. This tool is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should be used responsibly.


🚀 Features

  • Extracts all links from a webpage.
  • Detects cookies used on the site.
  • Retrieves website IP address and its associated country.
  • Finds email addresses (if present in mailto links).
  • Checks for Apache server and PHP usage.
  • Identifies the presence of Google Analytics.
  • Detects frames on the webpage.
  • Lists uncommon HTTP headers.
  • Displays page title and the number of meta tags.

🛠 Installation & Usage

1️⃣ Prerequisites

Ensure you have Python 3.x installed on your system.

2️⃣ Install Required Libraries

pip install requests beautifulsoup4 colorama
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3️⃣ Run the Scanner

python whoweb_scanner.py [URL]
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Replace [URL] with the website you want to scan.


⚠️ Disclaimer

🚨 Important: This tool is for educational and research purposes only. Unauthorized scanning of websites may violate their terms of service. Use responsibly.


💻 Author

Developed by @medjahdi

📌 GitHub Repository: WhoWeB Scanner

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