Using Gospider for Recon – A No-BS Guide
In a world where data is currency and everyone’s got something to hide, Gospider doesn’t ask questions—it just digs. Born from the brains of @thebl4ckturtle and @j3ssiejjj, this Go-powered beast doesn’t care if your target is a pristine marketing site or a dark, cluttered corner of the web. It gets in, gets what it needs, and gets out—fast.
Why Gospider Is More Than Just a Web Crawler
Gospider hunts through HTML, follows links like a bloodhound, and scoops up everything from page metadata to JavaScript-ridden secrets. It doesn’t just crawl; it investigates.
Getting Started
Installation is dead simple. Grab the binary or build it yourself. Then it’s game on.
https://github.com/jaeles-project/gospider
gospider -q -s "https://targetsite.com"
Quiet mode. Like a digital ninja.
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" -o ./loot -c 15 -d 2
Fifteen bots crawling two layers deep. Quick and dirty.
Hit List Mode
gospider -S targets.txt -t 25 -c 10 -d 3 -o ./campaign
25 targets, each getting hit with 10 bots. Maximum chaos, minimum effort.
Headers, Cookies & Camouflage
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 15_0)" --cookie "authToken=deadbeef;" -H "X-Fake-Header: ghost"
Crawl like you’re logged in and undercover.
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --burp ./burp_req.txt
Load full raw requests from Burp Suite exports.
Pull From the Shadows
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --other-source --include-subs
Dig through Archive.org, CommonCrawl, AlienVault, and scoop subdomains while you’re at it.
Stealth Mode
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" -k 3 -K 2
Add delay and randomness to your requests to avoid rate-limiting or detection.
Noise Control
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --blacklist ".(pdf|woff|png)"
Ignore junk files. Focus on actionable URLs.
Only the Good Stuff
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --length --filter-length "4200,8000"
Hunt based on file size. Find that juicy mid-weight content.
OSINT Flex
gospider -s "https://targetsite.com" --json -o ./intel
Pipe results into your automation scripts or analysis tools. JSON is your friend.
Final Words
Gospider isn’t just a crawler. It’s a recon artist with zero patience for fluff. It walks in, scans the place, grabs what matters, and ghosts.
For the digital detectives, the red teamers, and the ones who thrive in the static—this one’s for you.
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