Sandmap - A Tool to Use Advanced Scanning Techniques on Linux

Sandmap is a nifty tool that supports network and system reconnaissance by leveraging the Nmap tool. Nmap is a free and opensource network scanning tool used for discovering active hosts, open ports and services running on those hosts. The application offers an enhanced user interface with advanced network scanning techniques and also helps in speeding up the scanning process. You need only the very basic linux command line knowledge to run these commands.
key features
  1. A simple Command Line interface capable of running pure Nmap engine
  2. 31 modules having 45 scan profiles
  3. TOR support
  4. Predefined scans which are included in the modules
  5. Support for Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE)
Prerequisites for installation
Before we get started, ensure the following are installed on your system
  1. Nmap
  2. ProxyChains
  3. xterm
Installation
To get started, clone the git repository as shown
# git clone https://github.com/trimstray/sandmap
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Next, navigate into the sandmap directory
# cd sandmap
Next, run the setup script
# ./setup.sh install
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At this point, you've successfully installed Sandmap. To run the application simply type
sandmap
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Usage
Using sandmap is quite simple. If you are unsure of your way around, run the help command as shown
cli(main)> help
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To view preloaded modules run
list




For more on sandmap usage , visit this link. That's it folks for today. Feel free to give it a try.

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