Installation of Social Mapper Tool on Kali Linux OS
Step 1: Use the following command to install the tool in your Kali Linux operating system.
git clone https://github.com/Greenwolf/social_mapper
Step 2: Now use the following command to move into the directory of the tool. You have to move to the directory to run the tool.
cd social_mapper
Step 3: You are in the directory of the Social Mapper. Now you have to install a dependency of the Social Mapper using the following command.
sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Step 4: All the dependencies have been installed in your Kali Linux operating system. Now use the following command to run the tool and check the help section.
python3 social_mapper.py -h
Step 5: Add social platform credentials in the social_mapper.py file.
leafpad social_mapper.py
Social Mapper – Find Social Media Profiles Using Photo Only
OSINT techniques are too powerful that they can even search the information about the anonymous person on the internet by using his/her face without knowing the actual name of the person. Social Mapper is a Python-based open-source intelligence tool that correlates social media profiles via facial recognition. The Social Mapper tool is available on the GitHub platform, it is free and open-source to use. Social Mapper tool collects various data from many popular social media like:
- Google plus
- Vkontakte
This tool can be used in the phases of Reconnaissance and can help to perform Social Engineering attacks on the Organization or the Individual Victim.
Note: Make Sure You have Python Installed on your System, as this is a python-based tool. Click to check the Installation process – Python Installation Steps on Linux