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OSINT techniques are too powerful that they can even search the information about the anonymous person on the internet by using his/her face without knowing the actual name of the person. Social Mapper is a Python-based open-source intelligence tool that correlates social media profiles via facial recognition. The Social Mapper tool is available on the GitHub platform, it is free and open-source to use. Social Mapper tool collects various data from many popular social media like:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Google plus
  • Twitter
  • Vkontakte

This tool can be used in the phases of Reconnaissance and can help to perform Social Engineering attacks on the Organization or the Individual Victim.

Note: Make Sure You have Python Installed on your System, as this is a python-based tool. Click to check the Installation process – Python Installation Steps on Linux

Installation of Social Mapper Tool on Kali Linux OS

Step 1: Use the following command to install the tool in your Kali Linux operating system.

git clone https://github.com/Greenwolf/social_mapper

Step 2: Now use the following command to move into the directory of the tool. You have to move to the directory to run the tool.

cd social_mapper

Step 3: You are in the directory of the Social Mapper. Now you have to install a dependency of the Social Mapper using the following command.

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Step 4: All the dependencies have been installed in your Kali Linux operating system. Now use the following command to run the tool and check the help section.

python3 social_mapper.py -h

Step 5: Add social platform credentials in the social_mapper.py file.

leafpad social_mapper.py

Working with Social Mapper Tool on Kali Linux OS

Example: Perform a fast scan

python3 social_mapper.py -f imagefolder -i /home/kali/Desktop/social_mapper/Input-Examples/imagefolder -m fast -tw

In this example, we will be performing a fast scan on images specified in the image folder.

We are performing a Twitter scan on faces saved in the image folder.

Results are saved in the SM-Results folder.

Displaying the .html format result file.


Last Updated : 23 Sep, 2021
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