hosthunter

Tool to discover and extract hostnames providing a set of target IP addresses

Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

This package contains a tool to efficiently discover and extract hostnames providing a large set of target IP addresses. HostHunter utilises simple OSINT techniques to map IP addresses with virtual hostnames. It generates a CSV or TXT file containing the results of the reconnaissance.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing