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Discovering Typosquatting Domains with dnstwist

dnstwist is an open-source domain name permutation engine — a typosquatting detection tool used in cybersecurity to identify suspicious or malicious domains that look similar to legitimate ones.

dnstwist generates hundreds of typo variations (e.g., goggle.com, gooogle.com, g00gle.com) based on a target domain and checks:
-If those domains are registered
-Whether they resolve to IP addresses
-If they have DNS, MX, or WHOIS info
-(Optional) Whether they are serving web content, potentially phishing pages

Built into Kali Linux
You can run it without installing anything

Why It’s Useful (in Cybersecurity & OSINT)
-Detect phishing campaigns targeting your brand
-Monitor brand abuse or lookalike domains
-Alert your clients of malicious typosquat domains
-Enhance security posture in red team and blue team scenario

Goal:
Check for domains that look similar to your real domain (like gooogle.com, g00gle.com, etc.). These are often used for phishing, malware, or impersonation — a classic typosquatting tactic.

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