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Footprinting with HTTrack

(Cybersecurity Practice Lab)


Networkwalks Academy

Cyber Security Training www.networkwalks.com [email protected]


Footprinting with HTTrack (Practical Lab)
(Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Labs)

BACKGROUND: HTTrack is a desktop software tool which is used to make a mirror image of a website. It
allows us to download an offline copy of an entire website into our local computer. It is a free & open-source
tool. It was developed by Xavier Roche. After downloading a website, we can browse it link to link as we surf
it online.

In this practice lab, we will learn how to mirror an entire website of a target organization,
store it in local system drive & browse the local website to identify its resources. This is
used to identify possible exploits & vulnerabilities in websites for next phases of hacking &
pentesting.

Tasks

Task1 Mirror a target organization’s website (www.networkwalks.com &


Download a full offline copy of it using HTTrack tool.
Task2 Which type of technology is this organization using?
Task3 Find & copy the Cheatsheet from the downloaded website folders on
your desktop.
Task4 How many cheatsheets have your downloaded in total?

Solution

Task1
Step1 Download & install HTTrack website copier Software on your Windows machine:

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Search for HTTrack in the search engine & open the official website:

OR we can open the official website directly https://www.httrack.com/page/2

Choose the version:

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After download, run the setup:

Click yes.

Click Next & click Install:

Click Finish:

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HTTrack will start automatically.

Click OK:

Click Next:

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Assign a project name, folder path where you want to save the website on your local
computer & click on Next:

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Choose the options as shown in below:

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Enter your target/victim organization & click on Next (You can use networkwalks.com for
practice purposes):

Choose the options as shown in below & click on Finish:

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HTTrack will start downloading the website:

It might take longer time & Hard disk space depending on the size of your target website.

Once the download has completed then click on 'Browse Mirrored Website' & open the
index file:

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Review the directory structure to understand the website architecture.

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Task2

Task2 Which type of technology is this organization using?

ANSWER: This organization is using Wordpress technology because it has


directories/folders relevant to Wordpress:

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Task3

Task3 Find & copy the Cheatsheet from the downloaded website folders
on your desktop.
ANSWER: Do this task manually.

Task4

Task4 How many cheatsheets have your downloaded in total?

ANSWER: I found 785 Cheatsheets total (your answer might be different because
networkwalks updates their content regularly).

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Extra References & tips

HTTrack is also available for Android now on Google Play Store:


We can install HTTrack on linux as well using the command:

$apt-get install httrack

If you are behind a Firewall then you can still use HTTrack but you
will need a proxy. Use the proxy field in HTTrack or use the

-P proxy:port option in CLI.

-End-

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Your Technical Questions, comments & suggestions are always Welcomed.

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