Information_Gathering_Tools

Step 1 Intelligence Information Gathering Tools :- This step can be very useful if done properly can lead to severe attacks on your target

Passive Information Gathering Tools : -

1.) Maltego
2.) SHODAN Browser  (https://www.shodan.io/)
3.) Zoomeye (http://www.zoomeye.org/)
4.) Google Hacking Database 
5.) Whois lookups using following domains :- 
        ICANN - http://www.icann.org
        IANA - http://www.iana.com
        NRO - http://www.nro.net
        AFRINIC - http://www.afrinic.net
        APNIC - http://www.apnic.net
        ARIN - http://ws.arin.net
        LACNIC - http://www.lacnic.net
        RIPE - http://www.ripe.net
6.) SCANNER-INURLBR  (https://github.com/googleinurl/SCANNER-INURLBR)
7.) SearchDiggity (http://www.bishopfox.com/resources/tools/google-hacking-diggity/attack-tools/)
8.) Recon-ng 
9.) PIG ( Passive Information Gathering Framework ) this is underdevelopment
10.) https://github.com/googleinurl

Active Information Gathering Tools :-

1.) Nmap swiss knife for hackers and researchers
2.) AIG ( Active Infomation Gathering Framework) https://github.com/HSIS007/AIG
3.) DNSWALK
4.) SNMPENUM