feroxbuster

Project Overview

feroxbuster is a fast, simple, recursive content discovery tool written in Rust. It performs forced browsing attacks to enumerate unlinked resources in target directories.

Key Features

• Recursive content discovery and directory enumeration
• Brute-force with wordlists
• Multi-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)

Target Audience

• Security researchers and penetration testers
• Web application security testers
• Vulnerability assessment engineers

Quick Start

1. Kali: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y feroxbuster
2. Linux/macOS: curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/epi052/feroxbuster/main/install-nix.sh | bash -s $HOME/.local/bin
3. macOS Homebrew: brew install feroxbuster
4. Run feroxbuster -u <target URL> -w <wordlist>

Core Advantages

• Written in Rust for performance
• Recursive scanning for deep resource discovery
• Multi-platform support
• Open-source and free

System Requirements

• OS: Linux, macOS, Windows
• Architectures: x86_64, arm64
• Additional Dependencies: None

Notes

• Official downloads only via GitHub and feroxbuster.pro
• feroxbuster.com is NOT affiliated with this project