Profiller issue. about recon-ng

[samari-k]

It seems like the profiler module is based on an older version of WhatsMyName. It tries to fetch the file https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WebBreacher/WhatsMyName/master/web_accounts_list.json that doesn't exist (anymore).

I used this workaround to get it running:

• edit the file ~/.recon-ng/modules/recon/profiles-profiles/profiler.py as follows:
  • change url in line 21 to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WebBreacher/WhatsMyName/main/wmn-data.json
  • edit dictionary keys in the function module_thread (line 28 to 38)
    • check_uri becomes uri_check
    • account_existence_code becomes e_code
    • account_existence_string becomes e_string
    • category becomes cat

This would also fix the Issues #174 and #172 (which are the same like this one)

(edit: there seems already to be a pull request fixing the issue: lanmaster53/recon-ng-marketplace#230)

[RileighBurgin]

I am getting the exact same error using my Kali Linux VM on Oracle VirtualBox running within my Ubuntu 22.04.1 host OS. My Kali Linux VM has two adapters setup, one for my home internet and one for host-only connectivity to other virtual machines I'm using for learning and practice.

[anjannair]

It seems like the profiler module is based on an older version of WhatsMyName. It tries to fetch the file https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WebBreacher/WhatsMyName/master/web_accounts_list.json that doesn't exist (anymore).

I used this workaround to get it running:

* edit the file  `~/.recon-ng/modules/recon/profiles-profiles/profiler.py` as follows:
  
  * change url in line 21 to `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WebBreacher/WhatsMyName/main/wmn-data.json`
  * edit dictionary keys in the function `module_thread` (line 28 to 38)
    
    * `check_uri` becomes `uri_check`
    * `account_existence_code` becomes `e_code`
    * `account_existence_string` becomes `e_string`
    * `category` becomes `cat`

This would also fix the Issues #174 and #172 (which are the same like this one)

(edit: there seems already to be a pull request fixing the issue: lanmaster53/recon-ng-marketplace#230)

Yup this is the working fix for now!

[lanmaster53]

All module related issues, including dependencies, should be raised in the module repository.

A fix was merged to address this issue.