The current version is version 3.0 (edit, I realized after I completed this post that I was using version 2.7.2 the whole time, so if you need to update theHarvester, you can find it here: ). This program comes pre-installed in Kali Linux and it was created by Christian Martorella. At no time should any reader attempt to use this information for illegal purposes. All the information here is meant to provide the reader with the knowledge to defend against hackers and prevent the attacks discussed here. I am in no way responsible for any misuse of the information provided. At no time should any reader attempt to use this information for illegal purposes.The information provided on the cybersecurityman is for educational purposes only.

The information provided on the cybersecurityman is for educational purposes only. This program is particularly useful during the reconnaissance phase of gathering Open Source Intelligence (ONSIT). TheHarvester is a neat information-gathering tool used by both ethical and non-ethical hackers to scrape up emails, subdomains, hosts, employee names, open ports, and banners from different public sources like popular search engines, PGP key servers, and the Shodan database.

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