Typosquat Detector
from kittysploit import *
import json
import dns.resolver
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from urllib.parse import urlparse
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "Typosquat Detector",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"description": "Generate likely typosquatted domains and test DNS/HTTP activity.",
"tags": ["osint", "passive", "domain", "brand"],
}
target = OptString("", "Target domain (e.g. example.com)", required=True)
max_candidates = OptString("80", "Maximum typo candidates", required=False)
timeout = OptString("6", "DNS/HTTP timeout in seconds", required=False)
strict_mode = OptBool(True, "Reduce noise by filtering parking/low-confidence hits", False)
min_confidence = OptString("70", "Minimum confidence to keep a finding (0-100)", required=False)
include_parking = OptBool(False, "Include parking-like domains in final findings", False)
output_file = OptString("", "Optional JSON output file", required=False)
COMMON_TLDS = ["com", "net", "org", "io", "co", "app", "dev", "tech"]
PARKING_MARKERS = [
"domain for sale",
"buy this domain",
"this domain is for sale",
"sedo",
"afternic",
"dan.com",
"parkingcrew",
"bodis",
"undeveloped",
"namecheap parking",
"godaddy",
]
def _to_int(self, value, default_value):
try:
return max(1, int(str(value).strip()))
except Exception:
return default_value
def _normalize_domain(self, value):
v = str(value).strip().lower()
v = v.replace("https://", "").replace("http://", "").split("/", 1)[0].strip(".")
if "@" in v or "." not in v:
return None
return v
def _split_domain(self, domain):
parts = domain.split(".")
if len(parts) < 2:
return domain, ""
return ".".join(parts[:-1]), parts[-1]
def _generate_candidates(self, domain):
sld, tld = self._split_domain(domain)
out = set()
# Character omission
for i in range(len(sld)):
if len(sld) > 2:
out.add(sld[:i] + sld[i + 1:] + "." + tld)
# Adjacent swap
for i in range(len(sld) - 1):
swapped = list(sld)
swapped[i], swapped[i + 1] = swapped[i + 1], swapped[i]
out.add("".join(swapped) + "." + tld)
# Character substitution (limited)
for i in range(min(len(sld), 6)):
for c in "aeioul1o0":
if sld[i] != c:
out.add(sld[:i] + c + sld[i + 1:] + "." + tld)
# Prefix/suffix additions
out.add("my" + sld + "." + tld)
out.add(sld + "online." + tld)
out.add(sld + "-secure." + tld)
out.add(sld + "-login." + tld)
# TLD variants
for alt in self.COMMON_TLDS:
if alt != tld:
out.add(sld + "." + alt)
out.discard(domain)
return sorted(d for d in out if len(d.split(".")[0]) >= 2)
def _resolves(self, domain, timeout_seconds):
resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
resolver.timeout = timeout_seconds
resolver.lifetime = timeout_seconds
try:
a = resolver.resolve(domain, "A")
return True, [r.to_text() for r in a][:3]
except Exception:
return False, []
def _looks_like_parking(self, body, title):
blob = f"{title} {body}".lower()
return any(marker in blob for marker in self.PARKING_MARKERS)
def _http_status(self, domain, timeout_seconds):
for url in (f"https://{domain}", f"http://{domain}"):
parsed = urlparse(url)
host = parsed.hostname
if not host:
continue
scheme = (parsed.scheme or "https").lower()
port = parsed.port or (443 if scheme == "https" else 80)
path = parsed.path or "/"
if parsed.query:
path = f"{path}?{parsed.query}"
old_target = self.target
old_port = getattr(self, "port", 443)
old_ssl = getattr(self, "ssl", True)
try:
self.target = host
self.port = int(port)
self.ssl = (scheme == "https")
r = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path,
allow_redirects=True,
timeout=timeout_seconds,
)
text = (r.text or "")[:4500]
title = ""
try:
import re as _re
m = _re.search(r"(?is)<title[^>]*>(.*?)</title>", text)
if m:
title = " ".join(m.group(1).split())[:140]
except Exception:
pass
parking = self._looks_like_parking(text, title)
return r.status_code, r.url, parking, title
except Exception:
continue
finally:
self.target = old_target
self.port = old_port
self.ssl = old_ssl
return None, None, False, ""
def run(self):
domain = self._normalize_domain(self.target)
if not domain:
print_error("target must be a valid domain")
return {"error": "invalid domain target"}
timeout_seconds = self._to_int(self.timeout, 6)
max_candidates = self._to_int(self.max_candidates, 80)
min_confidence = min(100, self._to_int(self.min_confidence, 70))
candidates = self._generate_candidates(domain)[:max_candidates]
print_info(f"Testing {len(candidates)} typo candidates for {domain}")
target_sld, target_tld = self._split_domain(domain)
findings = []
for c in candidates:
resolved, ips = self._resolves(c, timeout_seconds)
if not resolved:
continue
status, final_url, parking, title = self._http_status(c, timeout_seconds)
cand_sld, cand_tld = self._split_domain(c)
confidence = 40
if status in (200, 301, 302):
confidence += 20
if target_sld in cand_sld:
confidence += 10
# same TLD typo is usually higher relevance than changed TLD
if cand_tld == target_tld:
confidence += 10
elif cand_tld in self.COMMON_TLDS:
confidence += 4
if parking:
confidence -= 18
# Very short typo labels often noisy unless active and non-parking.
if len(cand_sld) <= 3:
confidence -= 8
confidence = max(0, min(95, confidence))
if self.strict_mode and confidence < min_confidence:
continue
if parking and not self.include_parking:
continue
findings.append({
"domain": c,
"resolved": resolved,
"ips": ips,
"http_status": status,
"url": final_url,
"parking_like": parking,
"title": title,
"confidence": confidence,
})
findings = sorted(findings, key=lambda x: x.get("confidence", 0), reverse=True)
risk_level = "LOW"
high_conf = len([f for f in findings if f.get("confidence", 0) >= 82])
if high_conf >= 4 or len(findings) >= 8:
risk_level = "HIGH"
elif high_conf >= 1 or len(findings) >= 3:
risk_level = "MEDIUM"
data = {
"target": domain,
"tested": len(candidates),
"count": len(findings),
"risk_level": risk_level,
"findings": findings,
}
print_success(f"Typosquat candidates active: {len(findings)} (risk={risk_level})")
for f in findings[:15]:
print_info(
f" {f['domain']} | status={f.get('http_status')} | "
f"parking_like={f.get('parking_like')} | confidence={f['confidence']}"
)
if self.output_file:
try:
with open(str(self.output_file), "w") as fp:
json.dump(data, fp, indent=2)
print_success(f"Results saved to {self.output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print_error(f"Failed to save output: {e}")
return data
def get_graph_nodes(self, data):
if not isinstance(data, dict) or "error" in data:
return [], []
target = data.get("target", self.target)
nodes, edges = [], []
for i, f in enumerate(data.get("findings", [])[:20]):
nid = f"typo_{i}_{target}"
nodes.append({"id": nid, "label": f"{f.get('domain')} ({f.get('confidence')})", "group": "domain", "icon": "🧬"})
edges.append({"from": target, "to": nid, "label": "typosquat"})
return nodes, edges
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02 May 2026 21:27Current
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