gobuster

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# Gobuster\n\n[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/OJ/gobuster/v3)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/OJ/gobuster/v3) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/OJ/gobuster/blob/master/LICENSE) [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/gobuster/backers/badge.svg)](https://opencollective.com/gobuster) [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/gobuster/sponsors/badge.svg)](https://opencollective.com/gobuster)\n\n## \ud83d\udcbb Introduction\n\n\u003e A fast and flexible brute-forcing tool written in Go\n\n**Gobuster** is a high-performance directory/file, DNS and virtual host brute-forcing tool written in Go. It\u0027s designed to be fast, reliable, and easy to use for security professionals and penetration testers.\n\n## \u2728 Features\n\n- \ud83d\ude80 **High Performance**: Multi-threaded scanning with configurable concurrency\n- \ud83d\udd0d **Multiple Modes**: Directory, DNS, virtual host, S3, GCS, TFTP, and fuzzing modes\n- \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f **Security Focused**: Built for penetration testing and security assessments\n- \ud83d\udc33 **Docker Support**: Available as a Docker container\n- \ud83d\udd27 **Extensible**: Pattern-based scanning and custom wordlists\n\n## \ud83c\udfaf What Can Gobuster Do?\n\n- **Web Directory/File Enumeration**: Discover hidden directories and files on web servers\n- **DNS Subdomain Discovery**: Find subdomains with wildcard support\n- **Virtual Host Detection**: Identify virtual hosts on target web servers\n- **Cloud Storage Enumeration**: Discover open Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage buckets\n- **TFTP File Discovery**: Find files on TFTP servers\n- **Custom Fuzzing**: Flexible fuzzing with customizable parameters\n\n## \ud83d\ude80 Quick Start\n\n```bash\n# Install gobuster\ngo install github.com/OJ/gobuster/v3@latest\n\n# Basic directory enumeration\ngobuster dir -u https://example.com -w /path/to/wordlist.txt\n\n# DNS subdomain enumeration\ngobuster dns -do example.com -w /path/to/wordlist.txt\n\n# Virtual host discovery\ngobuster vhost -u https://example.com ",
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