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Recon for Bug Bounty, Penetration Testers & Ethical Hackers

Master the art of reconnaissance — the foundational skill for every ethical hacker, penetration tester, and bug bounty hunter. This in-depth, hands-on course is designed to teach you exactly how to gather, analyze, and utilize critical information about your targets long before any exploit is launched. Recon is what separates amateurs from professionals — and this course ensures you're firmly in the latter group.

Whether you're preparing for real-world bug bounty programs, red teaming engagements, or penetration tests, this course gives you the edge with over 30 structured modules packed with actionable techniques and field-tested tools.


What You’ll Learn:

Subdomain Enumeration

  • Bruteforcing and DNS-based discovery using tools like Assetfinder, Amass, Sublist3r, Subfinder
  • Gathering subdomains from search engines, web archives, and online platforms
  • Automating subdomain generation and filtering with custom scripts and logic

Live Host & URL Discovery

  • Using tools like httpx, gau, waybackurls, hakrawler to find valid endpoints
  • Extracting URLs from JavaScript, third-party libraries, and archived data
  • Sorting and filtering URLs for active, vulnerable, and parameterized targets

Parameter Discovery & Fuzzing

  • Identifying GET/POST parameters using ParamSpider, Arjun, kxss
  • Fuzzing endpoints for hidden directories, files, and logic flaws using ffuf, dirsearch, dirb

Footprinting & OSINT

  • Using platforms like Netcraft, SecurityHeaders, Whois, MXToolbox, WhatWeb
  • Gathering metadata and technology stacks with Wappalyzer, retire.js, Shodan, and browser add-ons
  • Integrating Maltego for visual recon and identity correlation

Dorking Techniques (Google, GitHub, Shodan)

  • Building custom search operators for Google hacking
  • Extracting secrets, credentials, and sensitive data from GitHub
  • Performing device and software fingerprinting with Shodan GUI and CLI

WAF Detection & Bypass

  • Identifying Web Application Firewalls using WafW00f, Nmap scripts, and manual techniques

Subdomain Takeover

  • Detecting vulnerable subdomains using tools like Subjack, Sub404, HostileSubBruteForcer

Port Scanning (Fast & Deep)

  • Leveraging tools like Nmap, Masscan, Naabu for comprehensive port enumeration
  • Performing banner grabbing and version detection
  • Bypassing firewall protections and identifying misconfigured services

Vulnerability Scanning

  • Scanning with Nuclei templates, WPScan, and Burp Suite for CVEs and misconfigurations
  • Integrating automation in vulnerability scanning pipelines

Metasploit for Recon

  • DNS and subdomain recon
  • Service enumeration and email harvesting
  • Performing SYN scans and OS fingerprinting through the Metasploit console

Payloads & Exploit Preparation

  • Using curated payloads tailored for XSS, SQLi, SSRF, LFI, IDOR, and other vulnerabilities
  • Crafting and testing your own payloads for various attack vectors

Custom Tool Development

  • Building your own XSS finders, SSRF tools, and JavaScript URL scrapers in Python
  • Automating and scaling recon workflows with scripts and APIs

Who This Course is For:

  • Bug bounty hunters aiming to increase report volume and accuracy
  • Aspiring penetration testers preparing for real-world engagements
  • Security analysts, red teamers, and ethical hackers who want practical recon skills
  • Developers and IT professionals looking to strengthen their security posture

Course Format:

  • 30+ structured modules with in-depth walkthroughs
  • Hands-on demonstrations with real tools and environments
  • Downloadable resources, reading materials, and cheat sheets
  • Lifetime access with updates as tools and techniques evolve
  • Bonus content for advanced learners and tool developers

Outcomes:

By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently identify attack surfaces, create custom recon workflows, and gain deep insight into any target's infrastructure — laying the groundwork for effective exploitation and vulnerability discovery.

Lessons

    1. 1. Introduction of recon

    1. 1. Subdomain enumeration -1

    2. 2. Subdomain enumeration -2

    3. 3. Subdomain enumeration -3

    4. 4. Subdomain enumeration -4

    5. 5. Subdomain bruteforcing tools

    6. 6. Filtering unique domains

    7. 7. Subdomain generator

    8. 7.1 Section - 2 ( Resource )

    1. 1. Subdomain enumeration from website -1

    2. 2. Subdomain enumeration from website -2

    3. 3. Subdomain enumeration from website -3

    4. 4. Subdomain enumeration from website -4

    5. 4.1 Section - 3 ( Resource )

    1. 1. Filtering live domains

    1. 1. URL extraction from the internet -1

    2. 2. URL extraction from the internet -2

    1. 1. Finding parameters

    2. 2. Parameter bruteforcer

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