Footprinting is the first and most convenient way that hackers use to gather information about computer systems and the companies they belong to. The purpose of footprinting is to learn a much you can about a system, its remote access capabilities, its ports and services,and the aspects of its security.
In order to perform a successful hack on a system,it is best to know as much as you can.
There are Mainly Two Types of Footprinting
1) DNS Footprinting
In this a hacker tries to gather information on Domain name registration on various things like,Registration details,Server Type,Ip address, Location, Contact numbers e.t.c.
There are various tools that can be used in DNS Footprinting like whois and samspade are popular tools in this category But i will recommend whois.
Let see how we can Footprint a Website by its domain.
STEP 1: GO TO http://www.domaintools.com/
STEP 2: Type website URL which you want to footprint. (i.e www.google.com , google.com or ip address of website) and click on Search for domain.
STEP 3: Footprinting process is now over. All information related to that domain name is in front of you. Information from its owner to its server type e.t.c. The all you have to do is to take a close look on whois record,site profile,registration,server stats Tabs. This information is very important from a hacker point of view.
2) Network Footprinting
This is a type of footprinting in which a hacker tries to gather information about Network Topology,hosts,operating system e.t.c
There are various tools which are used for Network Footprinting. But nmap is best among them all.
In order to perform a successful hack on a system,it is best to know as much as you can.
There are Mainly Two Types of Footprinting
1) DNS Footprinting
In this a hacker tries to gather information on Domain name registration on various things like,Registration details,Server Type,Ip address, Location, Contact numbers e.t.c.
There are various tools that can be used in DNS Footprinting like whois and samspade are popular tools in this category But i will recommend whois.
Let see how we can Footprint a Website by its domain.
STEP 1: GO TO http://www.domaintools.com/
STEP 2: Type website URL which you want to footprint. (i.e www.google.com , google.com or ip address of website) and click on Search for domain.
STEP 3: Footprinting process is now over. All information related to that domain name is in front of you. Information from its owner to its server type e.t.c. The all you have to do is to take a close look on whois record,site profile,registration,server stats Tabs. This information is very important from a hacker point of view.
2) Network Footprinting
This is a type of footprinting in which a hacker tries to gather information about Network Topology,hosts,operating system e.t.c
There are various tools which are used for Network Footprinting. But nmap is best among them all.
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