OSINT Cheat-Sheet

Investigative Resources - Summer 2019 INTELTECHNIQUES

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Methodology | Preparation | Execution | Documentation
Pre-Operational Considerations Workspace & Tools

Ethical and Legal Assessment Clean/Secure Workstation

Deliverables and Scope Clean/Secure Connectivity

Time and Resource Constraints Fresh Research Accounts

Exposure/Risk Factors Clean Browser w/Extensions

Adversary Sophistication Collection Tools

Communication and Sit-reps Documentation System

Control Expectations Storage/Archiving Solution

Investigative Steps OSINT Resources

Knoll Your Tools [Link]

Define The Question [Link]

Document Your “Knowns” [Link]

Set Up Collection [Link]

Query, Sweep, and Pivot [Link]

Consolidate Findings [Link]/p/b56xX8/osint

Complete Reporting and Archive

 Tab Management Useful Browser Extensions
[Link] (Local Storage Only) [Link]
Simple Tab Management/Export For Chrome and Firefox Screen Capture and Tag (One-Note Users Only)

[Link] (Account Bases w/Sync)

[Link]
Thumbnailed Tab Management For Chrome and Firefox
Screen Capture and Annotation (as image or pdf)

[Link]
ldhldjmflphkimp?hl=en GraphiTabs - Tree View of Tabs [Link]
Context Menu Search Menu
[Link]
Simple Tab Manager w/Export (Sync Premium Offered) [Link]
OSINT Bookmarks
[Link]
Tab Management - Outline Format, Export, Sync (Paid version)
[Link]
Simple Link Extraction
[Link]
Simple, Private (offline-storage only) Tab Management
[Link]
Firefox - Download all items in a webpage that match a pattern
Link Analysis/Visualization
[Link]
[Link]
Firefox - Multi-Account Containers (Compartmentalization)
Maltego CE and CaseFile

[Link]
[Link] Firefox - Multi-Account Containers (Compartmentalization)
Create Link Charts - Organized Crime & Corruption Project

[Link]
Scrape YP, Yelp, Ebay, Amazon, etc. Save as Excel or CSV
[Link]
[Link]

My Workstation Setup
[Link] [Link]/
Mind Mapping - Free and Paid Versions Workstation - Win 10, PIA/ProtonVPN, Chrome/Firefox, Vbox, Bus-
cador/Kali, Nox/Geny, [Link], UC Cable/Mifi, Keypass, Malware-
bytes, Glasswire
[Link]
and-phone-number-osint-e0e36c710880 (Lampyre)
Mobile - iPhone, MySudo, Signal, Wire
- Android, burner, unlocked, on Mint sim kit
[Link]
Domain Mapping
Email/Payments - Prontonmail, GMX, Fastmail, Blur, 33mail, Priva-
[Link], Vanilla Visa
[Link]
[Link] Office Software - Libre, OneNote, Notepad++, CherryTree, Stan-
dard Notes, Paper notebook, Teams/Slack/Mattermost/Rocket

[Link]
Link IPs, Domains, and Email Addresses Alt-Hardware: MacBook Air, Atom Text Editor, VMware Fusion,
Chrome/Firefox, Little Snitch

[Link]
Mind Mapping - Free and Paid Tiers Hypervisors: Virtualbox, Buscador Linux, Kali Linux, Genymotion,
Nox

[Link]
Powerful Graphing Client - Free and Paid Tiers
 Google Operators Bing Operators
Remember we can string multiple operators together Most of the Google operators work in Bing
Limit results to those from a specific domain site:apple. ( ) Just like Google, terms or operators grouped in paren-
site:
com thesis are processed together and separate from other
conditions
“ ” Quotes indicate search for exact term “red rider BB gun”
All Bing searches are treated as AND searches unless
OR
AND Only show results for both terms apple AND orange you specify OR between terms goat OR pig OR cow
Exclude results with a specific term(s) the – symbol also
NOT
Search for term A, term B, or both. A pipe symbol is the works boat NOT (raft OR ship)
OR
same as OR. gun OR rifle is the same as gun | rifle Return pages from a specific region(s) dogs (loc:GB OR
loc:
loc:FR)
Wildcard for words in a phrase that you don’t know wish
* Weight results in favor of a term prefer:tomato plum
* a star prefer:
apple
Group a set of words/operators separately (gun | pistol)
( ) near:x Words in x proximity of each other red near:4 blue
ammo
Exclude results including this word chicago baseball ip Finds sites hosted on an IP address ip:[Link]
-
-cubs
site/domain: Filter for specific domain type site/.gov confidential
$ Search for a certain price “apple watch” $299
feed: Finds RSS feeds based on search terms feed:osint
Most recent cached version of a domain cache:boston.
cache:
gov Bing Adv. MS retired Bing’s advanced search page

Only search for specific filetype, ext: works the same info:[Link]
filetype:
filetype:pdf “confidential” or ext:pdf “confidential”

related: Search for sites related to a domain related:[Link]

Yandex
Most standard Boolean operators work (Google operators) such as site:
intitle: Find pages with a term in the page title intitle:sabotage and “quotes“

Adv. Search Click the icon in the search bar

inurl: Find pages with a term in the url inurl:private
lang: Language filter ccn lang:fr
Find pages with terms in X words proximity of each oth-
around(x)
er microsoft (7) surface mime: Similar to filetype mime:docx gdpr
Sometimes shows related pages, cache date etc. in- date: Page modified date bombing date:20180416
info:
fo:[Link]
Similar to site: but adding a * to the end of
Adv. Search [Link] url: the url pulls up any docs sharing that url
More Operators: [Link] url: Alice url:[Link]/wiki/*
vanced-search-operators/
Special Operators: [Link]
keywords/[Link]
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo handles some operators a little differently Baidu
Cats dogs Results about cats or dogs Most standard Google Operators work on Baidu
Results for exact term "cats and dogs". If no results are Adv. Search [Link]
"cats and dogs"
found, we'll try to show related results.
In English [Link]
cats +dogs More dogs in results
PDFs about cats. Supported file types: pdf, doc(x), Search Tips [Link]
cats filetype:pdf
xls(x), ppt(x), html
dogs site:exam-
Pages about dogs from [Link] Other International
[Link]
Consider using a proxy or VPN to appear in the target region
Cats -site:exam-
Pages about cats, excluding [Link]
[Link]
Adv. Search [Link]
intitle:dogs Page title includes the word "dogs"
Colossus [Link]
inurl:cats Page url includes the word "cats"
Occrp [Link]
Startpage Int. OSINT [Link]
Startpage makes Google requests on your behalf (privacy) UK [Link]
Operators Most standard Google operators work
[Link] [Link]
Adv. Search
html
[Link]
Search Tips
edgebase/List/Index/1
 Twitter Facebook
Don’t forget Google - “site:[Link] keyword” Warning: Many of these tools may not function correctly as
Facebook continues to kill graph search capabilty. [Link]
Advanced Search [Link] [Link]/en ca/article/zmpgmx/facebook-stops-graph-search

FB Expand [Link]
Toolset [Link]
Messenger [Link]
User Report [Link]
Mobile View [Link]
Analytics [Link]
FB Videos [Link]
Analytics [Link]
Video Download [Link]
Analytics [Link] [Link]
Video Download
Analytics [Link] book
[Link]
Older Posts [Link] NetBootcamp
(Warning: [Link] does run tracking scripts)
Search [Link] Research Tools [Link]
Followers [Link] [Link]
User -> ID
([Link] runs some tracking scripts)
Video [Link]
[Link]
Visualization [Link] Graph Search
[Link] (Reminder FB Graph Is Broken as of 8/2019)
Profile Changes [Link] Graph Search [Link]
Mapping [Link] Graph Search [Link]
[Link] Graph Search [Link]
Inteltechniques
[Link] Graph Search [Link]
[Link] Graph Search [Link]
Legal Requests
ter-law-enforcement-support#19 Graph Search [Link]
Graph Search [Link]
Snapchat
[Link]
User Search [Link] Graph Discussion
the-privacy-security-osint-show-episode-133/
User Search [Link] [Link]
Legal & Privacy
lines
Loc Search [Link]

Loc Search [Link] Instagram

[Link]
User/Tag Search [Link]

Reddit User/Tag Search [Link]

Don’t Forget Google - site:[Link] keyword Hashtag Search [Link]

Topic Search [Link] Analyze Followers [Link]
User Search [Link] Location Search [Link]

Analytics [Link] Search [Link]

[Link] Media Capture [Link]
Archives
user/username
Media Capture [Link]
Inteltech- [Link]
niques html [Link]
Downloader
uct-stogram
TikTok Profile Pic [Link]
[Link] Profile Pic [Link]
Search [Link] Stories [Link]
Search [Link] Image Search [Link]
[Link] User/Hashtag [Link]
How To IOS
tiktok
[Link] User/Hashtag [Link]
How To Android
Android [Link]
Inteltechniques
Downloader [Link] [Link]

Video Caputre [Link]

Legal Requests [Link]
 Site Archives Capture/Collection Tools
Searching pre-existing archives or requesting a capture Although not open-source, [Link] remains my go-to ;safety-net & collec-
tion too.
Wayback Ma-
[Link] [Link]
chine [Link]
[Link]
Archive Today [Link]
Screen Capture
How To - Belling- [Link] [Link]
Extension
cat tos/2018/02/22/archive-open-source-materials/
[Link]
[Link] Snip & Sketch
How To - [Link] 95kl8mr0l#activetab=pivot:overviewtab
chived-internet-2018-06
Mass Archive Annotation [Link]
[Link] archive
Script
OneNote Clip [Link]

Photo/Image Search Spiderfoot [Link]

Reminder: we do not upload sensitive photos to the internet

Documentation Tools
Search/Reverse [Link] [Link]’s Report Builder Is Great To Build Off Of
Search/Reverse [Link]
OneNote [Link]
Search/Reverse [Link]
Win Text Editor [Link]
Reverse Russia [Link]
Mac Text Editor [Link]
Reverse Asia [Link] [Link]
Backnote
Search [Link] gcikdkpooobdlgkkimomdgochmclliek?hl=en-US
Paliscope [Link] (Free Standard Ed for LE)
Twitter Search [Link]
Zotero [Link]
Flickr [Link]
Private Notes [Link]
Exif [Link]
Office Alternative [Link]
Edit Detection [Link]

Basic Forensics [Link] OSINT Resource Lists

Text Recog. [Link] Collections curated by my favorite OSINT experts:
Stolen Check [Link]/ [Link] [Link] (OSINT rocket chat group)
[Link]
Video Ph055a
tion#ph055as-osint-collection
Extension [Link] Bellingcat Tool- [Link]
Kit q4RFtHJoNpvWQjmGnyVkfE2HYoICKOGguA/edit
Youtube-DL [Link]
[Link]
[Link] Sprp77
Extension dorkAqJ-Sthsh67OVHgH4FQF05
video-downloader-profession/
Baywolf88 [Link]
Screen Capture [Link] Sector0355 [Link]
[Link] Justin Nordine [Link]
Video Archives
quire/acquiring-raw-video-and-metadata/
[Link]
[Link]’s:
Document Search [Link]
Technisette
Google “keyword AND ext:pdf OR ext:docx OR ext:txt OR [Link]” [Link]
Bruno Mortier
[Link] [Link] Emmanuelle [Link]
-Welch
[Link] [Link] [Link]
Travis Birch
[Link] [Link] [Link]
Reuser [Link]
Maps/Locations
Phonexicum [Link]
[Link]
[Link] [Link]
social-geo-lens i-intelligence
loads/2018/06/OSINT_Handbook_June-2018_Final.pdf
[Link] [Link]
[Link]
[Link] PI Links
[Link] gative-links-for-digging-up-information-on-people/
back/
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
 Real Name Email
“People” search engines Don’t Forget A Basic Google Search “user@[Link]”

TruePeopleSch [Link] [Link] [Link] (make a free account)

Spokeo [Link] HIBP [Link] (may be premium soon)

Thatsthem [Link] Verify [Link]
Adv Background [Link]
Verifalia [Link]
Nuwber [Link]
Mailtester [Link]
FamTreeNow [Link]
FindThatEmail [Link]
PeopelByNm [Link]
AnyMailFinder [Link]
UFind [Link]
PublicRcrds [Link] EmailMatcher [Link]

ProspectLinked [Link]
GoLookup [Link]
MetricSparrow [Link]
PMR [Link] listings
ThatsThem [Link]
Radaris [Link]
Spokeo [Link]
Cubib [Link]
PsbDmp [Link]
ComLullar [Link]
HackedEmails [Link]
Yasni [Link]
TabSearch [Link] OCCRP [Link]

Spytox [Link] Dehashed [Link]

Intelius [Link] [Link] [Link]

ZoomInfo [Link] Gravatar [Link]

Whoodle [Link] ReverseGenie [Link]

PeekYou [Link] ManyContacts [Link]

ComLullar [Link]
Webmil [Link]
CvGadget [Link] Inteltechniques [Link]
Classmates [Link]
[Link]
192 (UK) [Link] Basic Guide
guide-to-finding-anyones-email
[Link]
Inteltechniques
html OSINT Flow Charts: [Link]

User Names Classifieds

Knowem [Link] Ebay [Link]
NameChk [Link] Fatfingers [Link]
NameCheckr [Link] Flippity [Link]
NameVine [Link] Kijiji [Link]
UserSearch [Link] SearchAllJunk [Link]
UserSherlock [Link] SearchTempest [Link]
Profilr [Link] NotiCraig [Link]
Tinder [Link] Oodle [Link]
[Link] Offerup [Link]
Amazon
com+%22name%22
Craigslist [Link]
SocialCatfish [Link]
[Link]
WhatsMyName [Link] Inteltechniques
[Link]
Sherlock [Link]
Inteltechniques [Link]
 Phone Numbers Domains/IPs
For phone #s consider gov/paid options (OSINT is limited)

Zaba [Link] Censys [Link]

USPhoneBook [Link] IntelX [Link]

TruePeopleSearch [Link] Domaintools [Link]

Whitepages+ [Link] CentralOps [Link]
ThatsThem [Link] Whoxy [Link]
TrueCaller [Link] IPLocation [Link]
[Link] | Reverse DNSLytics [Link]
Whitepages
Phone Lookup
[Link]
411 [Link] Randhome
an-osint-/-threat-intelligence-tool/
CellRevealer [Link] CrimeFlare [Link]
FoneFinder [Link] Spyonweb [Link]
WhoCalld [Link] Pub-DB [Link]
SpyDialer [Link] Whoisology [Link]
Searchbug [Link] Visualping [Link]
NumberGuru [Link] WatchThatPage [Link]
ReverseGenie [Link] [Link]
PentestTools
[Link] find-subdomains-of-domain#
YellowPages
people search SharedCount [Link]
Spokeo [Link]
SmallSEO [Link]
PhoneValidator [Link] SimilarWeb [Link]
CallerIDTest [Link]
Alexa [Link]
IMEI [Link]
[Link] [Link]
IMEI24 [Link] base/
ViewDNS [Link]
Sync [Link]
Robtex [Link]
Infobel [Link]
Majestic [Link]
DialingCode [Link]
D-Me [Link]
OpenCnam [Link]
Netcraft [Link]
TeleFoonGids [Link]
DomainBigData [Link]
[Link]
ServiceObjects
geophone-plus Inteltechniques [Link]
WTNG [Link]
[Link]
Inteltechniques
[Link] ing-subdomains-with-findsubdomains-com/
SeanLawson developer-tools-view-masked-phone-numbers-for-free-
people-search/
IP6Locator [Link]
[Link] ViewDNS [Link]
NANPA
[Link]?reportType=7
Maxmind [Link]
Inteltechniques [Link]
IP2Location [Link]
Vehicles IPFingerprints [Link]
CarOwners [Link] ThatsThem [Link]
NICB [Link] Netbootcamp [Link]
OReilly [Link]
Shodan [Link]
Carvana [Link]
CheckThatVIN [Link] Inteltechniques [Link]
CarFax [Link]
VehicleHistory [Link]
CarOwners [Link]
 Business & Organizations Gaming
Google: resume AND “real name” Legal requests: [Link]

OpenCorp [Link]
Discord Search [Link]
Rocketreach [Link]
Discord Search [Link]
OCCRP [Link]
Discord Search [Link]
CorpWiki [Link]
Discord Search [Link]
Recruitin [Link] Discord Search [Link]
Indeed [Link] [Link]
Discord Search
cles/115000468588-Using-Search
MarketVisual [Link]
Discord Capture [Link] | Discord History Tracker
AihitData [Link]
Twitch [Link]
Glassdoor [Link]
Fortnite [Link]
LittleSis [Link]
PSN [Link]
OpenSanctions [Link]
Mixer [Link]
CEOEmail [Link]
Steam [Link] or [Link]
[Link]
Enigma
corp-watch-company-subsidiaries/
Angel [Link]
Speed Tricks
Saving a few seconds here and there adds up over time
RipoffReport [Link]
Context Search [Link]
Sector035’s [Link]
Guide tel-the-agile-way-6db12ca031c9 Add As Search [Link]
Engine search/
LinkedIn Default to Last [Link]
Year search-results-to-the-past-year/
site:[Link] inurl:pub -inurl:dir “at Microsoft” “Current”
Keyboard [Link]
site:[Link] “Real Name” Shortcuts board-shortcut/
User Query [Link]
Email Query [Link]
Breach Data [Link]
[Link]
Inteltechniques
[Link] Virtual Machines
Follow written steps verbatim when installing VMs
Misc. Tools & Tricks Buscador [Link]
Efficiency and Organizational Tools That I Use
Virtualbox [Link]
Better Windows [Link]
File Search VBox [Link]
Extensions VM VirtualBox Extension [Link]-extpack
Synced Notes [Link]
Kali Linux [Link]
Encrypted Coms [Link]
Tails [Link]
Encrypted Coms [Link]
Update Linux apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
[Link] (use the free tier for burner/
Encrypted Email Update You-
seed accounts) sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube-dl
tube-DL
Hotkey Panel [Link]
Common Error Make sure virtualization is enabled in BIOS settings
NAS/Local Cloud [Link]
Screen Capture [Link] Host Key Win - Right Control Key Mac - Left Command Key
[Link] (pro supports multi- host + f, to switch to full screen mode, if not yet,
Screen Capture
page pdf) Vbox Scale
host + c, to switch to/out of scaled mode,
[Link] Issues
Paper Notebooks host + f, to switch back normal size, if need
[Link]
[Link] TI Vera- 3rd Party Over-
[Link] fKC5EN10
Veracrypt crypt containers are ideal for archiving cases or placing view
them on flash media for delivery to clients.
[Link] Aside from Googling your
Tech Issues tech issues, stackoverflow has discussion on just about
any desktop or software issue.
 Common Missteps More OSINT Resources

Methodology is more important that tools or techniques because [Link]

those things change. Invest in defining strong process. GnyVkfE2HYoICKOGguA/ (Bellingcat Toolkit)

Failure to use non-OSINT approaches and strategies ie: social [Link] ([Link] Collection)
engineering (consider a friendly phone call)

Are you signed into a live session for the platform you are query- [Link]
ing? ie: make sure you are signed into FB in another tab Handbook June-2018 [Link] (I-Intelligence Collection)

Including a space at the end when pasting a account ID or other

[Link]
keyword into a query form field.

Do you have script blockers that might be preventing data from

[Link] (@sector035)
loading on a page? (ie:privacy badger, ublock, ghostery)

Location. Your search results are being scewed by yoru perceived [Link] (@baywolf88)
location, consider using VPN to “relocate”.

Start looking at page source to see what is going on behind the

[Link]
scenes. If you only look at the gui, you are missing alot.

Tenacity wins the day. Most answers are not going to fall into [Link] intelligence training/index.
your lap. Patience and persistence above all else. html

Operational Security - Browsers Operational Security - Windows

Browser, Session, and Site Tests Recommended Tools For Windows Security

Device Fingerpint [Link] Create Non-Priv- [Link]

ledged User dows-10-create-a-local-user-or-administrator-account

Browser Fingerpint [Link] [Link]

Anti-Virus
sive-security

Browser Fingerpint [Link]

Anti-Malware [Link]

Browser Fingerpint [Link]

Anti-Spyware [Link]

Browser Fingerpint [Link] [Link]

Windows Privacy
curely-windows
[Link]
Browser Fingerpint [Link]
gerprinting/ Win10 Privacy
vanced-windows-10-privacy-tool

Browser Fingerpint [Link]

Win10 Privacy [Link] [Link]

IP Leaks [Link] Check Your Micro-

[Link]
Soft Data
DNS Leaks [Link]
Network Activity [Link]

Email Leaks [Link]

Password Manager [Link]

Site Privacy Test [Link]

Cleaner [Link]

Privacy Resources [Link] [Link]

Cleaning Manually
dows-10-step-step-guide/
OSINT METHODOLOGY 101
B U I L D I N G A N E F F I C I E N T, R E P EATA B L E, A N D A RT I C U L A B L E P RO C ES S

Basic Investigative Steps

Working up your first case with your new tools and techniques

1. Set up your note-taking and data collection to track your work - paper notebook, One-Note, [Link], direc
tory on encrypted flash drive, etc.
2. List your investigative goals - full profile, locate for apprehension, identify associates, collect digital evi
dence, etc. (are you collecting intel or evidence for court?)
3. List your seed info - emails, phone numbers, names, etc.
4. Run all of your paid and/or gov queries and use those to add to your seed information. If possible get a
hold of a booking or DOL photo for comparison while researching social media.
5. Run Accurint (Lexis-Nexis), TLO, or Clear reports.
6. Fire up firefox/chrome with your plugins of choice - noscript, https everywhere, ghostery, fireshot, one-tab
(or use browsers in Buscador VM)
7. If it’s a serious investigation I turn on [Link] and enter my "selectors" (keywords from seed info)
8. I do a quick Google search and check my people finder site of choice for that week. ["James McIntire"
"Denver"] and then this week [Link] These are just quick for low hanging fruit.
9. Go to [Link] (or your OSINT toolset of choice ie: [Link])
and use the tabs on the left hand side to select the categories that match your seed info. My typical order is
email, real name, search engines, Facebook, twitter and then the rest depending on what you have to go
on.
10. I exhaust [Link] tools closing any tabs that return false positives or no useful results. Any
page that is important I note any identifiers (account IDs, user names, etc) on my notepad and fireshot a
pdf of the page. That pdf is saved in the case directory. On a case with multiple targets create subfolders
for each person of interest.
11. Either periodically or when I'm done with my research I copy/paste or manually enter any pertinent info
into a profile or case report in either word or one-note. I embed any pertinent screen captures, pdfs such
as lexis-nexis reports, and good photos of the targets, any vehicles and addresses.
12. I go over that report with the case detective or agent to explain my investigation and see if they have any
questions or want any additional info.
13. My rough notes, workbooks, [Link] files, and/or cloned VMs (if I used buscador) are usually saved in
case I need them for court. The exceptions are things like intel gathering for operations, events, threat assess-
ments, etc. A [Link] export might be burned to disc as evidence but be cautious of any unintend ed
data that might have been unintentionally saved during that session. The VM backup should not go into
evidence as it would divulge trade-craft. Treat it as an undercover laptop that you can refer to, but avoid
exposing it unless you are forced to (work with your prosecutor to fight this). If you don't need that VM for
court, do not keep it (hording data comes with custodial responsibilities and potential liabilities).
14. I make sure I have a fresh VM for the next case or crisis that comes up. I also make new accounts to have
in pocket if any of my research accounts were burned. Better to prepare for the next case at the end of the
previous and be ready to go at a moments notice
15. Wash, rinse, repeat. Track successes to justify more equipment, staffing, and training.

Note: My standard setup is an off-grid windows pc, on a UC cable modem or mifi (VPN as appropriate).
For quick checks such as events, threats, etc. I stay in windows and just use chrome/Firefox and the links on
[Link]. This is for convenience and speed with less fuss when there's less of a need for com
partmentalization, security, and/or anonymity. For investigations I typically use Buscador with [Link]
installed, and all fresh research account. Quick utility vs. backstopped single purpose - use the right tool for
each mission.
ACCOUNT CREATION 101
B U I L D I N G A N E F F I C I E N T, R E P EATA B L E, A N D A RT I C U L A B L E P RO C ES S

Building Reliable Research Accounts

This is a list of recommended steps for creating investigative/research social media accounts. These are largely based on
feedback from our community and their experiences with having their accounts locked or suspended. Where applicable
steps are in order of preference in regards to successfully avoiding security challenges.

Equipment Setup – It may seem simple, but the equipment and connection you are on matters.
1. Avoid VPNs during account creation, most of their IP ranges are flagged
2. Mifi’s or dynamic IP devices work quite well for account creation
3. Public networks (Starbucks Wi-Fi) but be aware that you are being exposed and cross-correlated with other
users on that network
4. Phone #- A real non-VOIP phone number will save you a lot of hassle, we recommend a $5 Mint sim card kit
paired with an unlocked smart phone ([Link])
5. Online Footprint – “Google” your name and employer. Print the first two pages of results and include this in
your binder as the “low hanging fruit” of personal data.
Covert Accounts
1. We usually make FB, IG, and Twitter at once and tie them in as one covert profile. Each adds depth and verac
ity to the others (intentional cross correlation).
2. Keep notes on your covert details either in a paper notebook or a digital format like a password manager or
spread sheet, having your security requirements in mind.
3. If it is a sensitive or deep infiltration case make sure to compartmentalize this profile from the get-go (connec
tion, browser, device (use VM to isolate), etc.)
4. Connection:
a. no VPN during account creation, most VPN IP blocks are flagged
b. Cellular data connections (MiFi’s) are good – dynamic/shared IPs
c. Another technique is to get a free tier AWS EC2 or Digital Ocean VM and use it to make the account
as then you will have an AWS IP, this is more advanced but works pretty well if you are comfortable with
VMs and learning to navigate AWS. Some groups even run full investigative VMs on AWS, but again this
is a more advanced setup that takes some work to sort out.
d. Another advanced technique is to roll your own VPN thru AWS as the providers tend not to flag AWS
[Link]
5. Email Address:
a. no Gmail, Hotmail, yahoo, or other top free mail (Gmx is an exception for now)
b. Private domains work best, grab a Namecheap or GoDaddy domain and webmail for cheap and make a
bunch of account with them
c. [Link] accounts seem to work ok (for now) and require no existing email or contact info
d. Sudomail and Protonmail addresses work ok, not as good as a private domain though
6. Phone #:
a. You might get lucky and not get the phone number requirement, but also sometimes it won’t require it
at first but then a couple hours or days in it will throw it at you as a security requirement
b. No VOIP – most number blocks are flagged
c. Mint test kits and an unlocked phone are a cheap way to get 7 days on a real number
1. Make sure you have Mint coverage in your area
2. [Link] ($5 for
two sims)
3. You might then port the number over to google voice
4. Some groups buy these in bulk
d. You can also use an extra # on a real account (i.e.: Verizon) and then port it over to google voice and
then draw a new # for that Verizon account
e. Some people will also use hotel phones and the like when traveling to roll accounts, but that is kind of
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7. Once we get into our new account, we do not leave it fallow, start making it feel real right away
8. Choose a name that is generic, but not too generic
a. i.e.: Nicky Robinson, Hunter Reynolds, etc.
b. [Link]
9. Name, gender, city, employer (school) should make sense, remember a real person at FB will likely look at
your profile if it is reported as suspicious, we want to pass the smell test
10. Profile/cover photo
a. We don’t ever purport to be a specific individual without consent (i.e.: no identity theft)
b. [Link] – Good source for free for anything licensed photos
c. [Link] is also decent
d. Avatar makers are another option [Link]
e. [Link] – You can buy profile photos for cheap or anything else really…avoid buying bulk accounts,
they are often locked, scams, or stolen
f. I also like taking a pic from [Link] of a large crowd (road race, sporting event, concert), use
the snip tool to crop it, and then post the still large group shot, it’s unclear who we are in the group
and yet it’s the kind of content people post for profiles or banners because the internet is all about
bragging
g. Get creative – general rule is snip, crop, filter, logical pic choice
1. Time to flesh out our profile by making some friends
a. Join Groups – anything that has large groups that accept anyone
b. Nerdy groups and pop culture are my favs: video games, cosplay (cause then costumed profiles make
sense), etc.
c. If you are doing a deep infiltration you may have to research your targets groups, don’t join her/his
groups directly, join similar and work your way in slowly after you have some history
d. Do some liking and commenting in groups for a day or two
e. then [Link] and let FB recommend friends. We never cold
call friends anymore, we let FB tell who it’s already cross correlated with our profile. This reduces
chances of getting flagged significantly.
2. Posts: August 1st Facebook cut off all 3rd part app access except for messenger or FB pages. We formerly
used IFTTT and WordPress to auto-post but they are broken for now. IFTTT still works for twitter.
3. Avoid political chat and comments. Politics and social issues are high on the radar of the FB watchdogs due
to the fake news and voter tampering concerns.
4. Keep track of covert accounts in a spread sheet or better yet a password manager.
5. Sim jacking Twitter accounts is very popular so use long passphrases even on your sock accounts and consid
er 2-factor if they are mature or otherwise valuable accounts
6. Know your agencies policies around things like friending and any levels of approval or documentation req-
uired
7. …and of course, we always use our powers for good so we always assume that our investigation will eventu
ally see the light of day so make sure you are proud of how your activity will look in retrospect by an objective
3rd party in regard to reasonable and responsible

Note: This is purely anecdotal, but in addition to “getting into character” and making our accounts feel real, I suspect
that there may be some value to occasionally clicking on ads and other content that the platform is pushing at you. This
is not a privacy/security best practice, but there are detection algorithms that may favor revenue positive accounts.
Again, this is just a theory.
REPORTING
S A M P L E COV E R/FAC E S H E E T

LOGO HERE
Company/Org Name
Section or Analyst Name

Open Source Investigative Profile

Summary of Findings

Subject ID
Name: DOB:
Address: Phone #1:
Phone #2:
Employer: SS#:
Vehicles: Relatives:

Alternate Identities and Associations

Email #1: Email #2:
Email #3: Email #4:
User Name: UN #2
Facebook : FB #
Twitter: TW #:
Instagram: IG #:

Photos/Video
Description Source
☐Photos

☐Video

Attachments
☐ Excel Profile Report ☐ Link Analysis Report
☐ Data Source DVD ☐ Comprehensive TLO, Clear, Accurint Report
☐ Photographs ☐ DOL/GOV Checks
☐ [Link] Archive ☐ Other: ____________________
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Windows Shortcut Keys Shortcuts for Mac

Windows Key + R: Opens the Run menu. Command + X: Cut selected text and copy it.
Windows Key + E: Opens Explorer. Command + C: Copy selected text.
Alt + Tab: Switch between open programs. Command + V: Paste copied text.
Windows Key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window. Command + Z: Undo previous command.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager. Command + A: Select all items.
Windows Key + Break: Opens system properties. Command + F: Open Find window to search text.
Windows Key + F: Opens search for files and folders. Command + H: Hide windows of the front app.
Windows Key + D: Hide/display the desktop. Command + N: Open a new document or window.
Alt + Esc: Switch between programs in order they were opened. Command + O: Open a selected item.
Alt + Letter: Select menu item by underlined letter. Command + P: Print current document.
Ctrl + Esc: Open Start menu. Command + S: Save current document.
Ctrl + F4: Close active document (does not work with some applications). Command + W: Close front window.

Alt + F4: Quit active application or close current window. Command + Q: Quit the app.
Alt + Spacebar: Open menu for active program. Command + M: Minimize the front window to the Dock.
Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one word. Command + Spacebar: Open Spotlight search field.
Ctrl + Up or Down Arrow: Move cursor forward or back one paragraph. Command + Tab: Switch between open apps.

F1: Open Help menu for active application. Command + B: Bold selected text.
Windows Key + M: Minimize all windows. Command + I: Italicize selected text.
Shift + Windows Key + M: Restore windows that were minimized with Command + U: Underline selected text.
previous keystroke.
Windows + F1: Open Windows Help and Support. Command + Semicolon (;): Find misspelled words in document.
Windows + Tab: Open Task view. Option + Command + Esc: Choose an app to force quit.
Windows + Break: Open the System Properties dialog box. Shift + Command + Tilde (~): Switch between open windows.
Hold Right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Switch FilterKeys on and off. Shift + Command + 3: Take a screenshot.
Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen: Switch High Contrast on and off. Fn + Up Arrow: Scroll up one page.
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Switch Mouse keys on and off. Fn + Down Arrow: Scroll down one page.
Press Shift five times: Switch Sticky keys on and off. Fn + Left Arrow: Scroll to beginning of document.
Hold Num Lock for five seconds: Switch Toggle keys on and off. Fn + Right Arrow: Scroll to end of document.
Ctrl+Tab Switch Between Program Groups
F11 Maximize Window Finder Shortcuts
Ctrl+A Select Text (Expanded with Windows 10) Shift + Command + F: Open All My Files window.
Ctrl+C Copy Text Shift + Command + K: Open Network window.
Ctrl+V Paste Text Option + Command + L: Open Downloads folder.
Win+R, then type ‘cmd’ Command Prompt Shift + Command + O: Open documents folder.
Tab Autocomplete Folder or File Name Shift + Command + U: Open Utilities folder.
Alt-Tab Switch Between Open Applications Option + Command + D: Show or hide the Dock.
Windows logo key + Tab Task View Shift + Command + N: Create a new folder.
Windows logo key + X Shutdown Your Workstation Command + Delete: Move selected item to the Trash.
Windows logo key + L Lock Your Workstation Shift + Command + Delete: Empty Trash.
*[Link]/windows-keyboard-shortcut/
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Chrome
Shortcut Keys Description
Alt+Home Open your homepage.
Alt+Left Arrow Back a page.
Alt+Right Arrow Forward a page.
F11 Display the current website in full-screen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
Esc Stop loading the page or a download from loading.
Ctrl+(- or +) Zoom in or out of a page, "-" will zoom out and "+" will zoom in on the page.
Ctrl+1-8 Pressing Ctrl and any number 1 through 8 moves to the corresponding tab in your tab bar.
Ctrl+9 Switch to last tab.
Ctrl+0 Reset browser zoom to default.
Ctrl+Enter This combination is used to quickly complete an address. For example, type "computerhope" in the
address bar and press Ctrl+Enter to get [Link]
Ctrl+Shift+Del Open the Clear browsing data window to quickly clear private data.
Ctrl+Shift+B Toggle the bookmarks bar between hidden and shown.
Ctrl+A Select everything on a page.
Ctrl+D Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.
Ctrl+F Open the "find" bar to search text on the current page.
Ctrl+O Open a file in the browser.
Ctrl+Shift+O Open the Bookmark manager.
Ctrl+H Open browser history in a new tab.
Ctrl+J Display the downloads window.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Moves your text cursor to the omnibox so that you can begin typing your search query and per-
form a Google search.
Ctrl+L Move the cursor to the browser address bar and highlight everything in it.
Ctrl+N Open New browser window.
Ctrl+Shift+N Open a new window in incognito (private) mode.
Ctrl+P Print current page or frame.
Ctrl+R or F5 Refresh the current page or frame.
Ctrl+S Opens the Save As window to save the current page.
Ctrl+T Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+U View a web page's source code.
Ctrl+W Closes the currently selected tab.
Ctrl+Shift+W Closes the currently selected window.
Ctrl+Shift+T This combination reopens the last tab you've closed. If you've closed multiple tabs, you can press
this shortcut key multiple times to restore each of the closed tabs.
Ctrl+Tab Moves through each of the open tabs going to the right.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Moves through each of the open tabs going to the left.
Ctrl+Left-click Open a link in a new tab in the background.
Ctrl+Shift Left-click Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab.
Ctrl+Page Down Open the browser tab to the right.
Ctrl+Page Up Open the browser tab to the left.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Shift+Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.
Home Go to top of page.
End Go to bottom of page.
Alt+Down Arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu.

*Shortcut List Source: [Link]

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Firefox
Shortcut Keys Description
F5 Refresh current page, frame, or tab.
F11 Display the current website in fullscreen mode. Pressing F11 again will exit this mode.
Esc Stop page or download from loading.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Alt+Home Open your homepage.
Alt+Down arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on drop-down menu.
Alt+Left Arrow Back a page.
Alt+Right Arrow Forward a page.
Ctrl+(- or +) Increase or decrease the font size, pressing '-' will decrease and '+' will increase. Ctrl+0 will reset
back to default.
Ctrl+D Add a bookmark for the page currently opened.
Ctrl+F Access the Find option, to search for any text on the currently open web page.
Ctrl+H View browsing history.
Ctrl+I Display available bookmarks.
Ctrl+J Display the download window.
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E Move the cursor to the search box.
Ctrl+L Move cursor to address box.
Ctrl+N Open New browser window.
Ctrl+O Access the Open File window to open a file in Firefox.
Ctrl+P Print current page or frame.
Ctrl+T Opens a new tab.
Ctrl+U View a web page's source code.
Ctrl+F4 or Ctrl+W Closes the currently selected tab.
Ctrl+F5 Refresh the page, ignoring the Internet cache (force full refresh).
Ctrl+Enter Quickly complete an address.
Ctrl+Tab Moves through each of the open tabs.
Ctrl+Shift+Del Open the Clear Data window to quickly clear private data.
Ctrl+Shift+B Open the Bookmarks window, to view all bookmarks in Firefox.
Ctrl+Shift+J Open the Browser Console to troubleshoot an unresponsive script error.
Ctrl+Shift+P Open a new Private Browsing window.
Ctrl+Shift+T Undo the close of a window.
Ctrl+Shift+W Close the Firefox browser window.
Shift+Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Moves through each of the open tabs going to the left.
Ctrl+Left-click Open a link in a new tab in the background.
Ctrl+Shift Left-click Open a link in a new tab and switch to the new tab.
Ctrl+Page Down Open the browser tab to the right.
Ctrl+Page Up Open the browser tab to the left.
Spacebar Moves down a page at a time.
Shift+Spacebar Moves up a page at a time.
Home Go to top of page.
End Go to bottom of page.
Alt+Down Arrow Display all previous text entered in a text box and available options on a drop-down menu.

*Shortcut List Source: [Link]

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Installation Notes (2.0)

You will need a Virtual Machine application in order to use this system. VirtualBox is free and will suffice for most investigations. Some users prefer a
more robust option with VMWare Workstation for Windows or VMWare Fusion for Mac. Any of these options will get you started.

VirtualBox Installation and Configuration:

* Make sure you have latest version of VirtualBox and VirtualBox Extension Pack installed
1) In the VirtualBox menu, click on File > Import Appliance
2) Navigate to the OVA file that was downloaded (Buscador)
3) Choose this file and select “Import”
4) Before starting the new machine, highlight it and choose “Settings”
5) Under General > Basic, rename this machine as desired (Buscador?)
6) Under General > Advanced, change Shared Clipboard to Bi-Directional
7) Under System > Motherboard, increase the RAM if you have ample resources (half of total system)
8) Under Display > Screen, increase the Video Memory to 128MB is available
9) Under Shared Folders, click the “plus” on the right, choose folder to store evidence, select “Auto-Mount”
10) Click “OK” twice, then launch the new machine (Double Click)
11) Upon boot, log into the user “osint” with the password of osint
12) In the VirtualBox Menu, select Devices > “Insert Guest Additions CD Image”
13) Click “Cancel” when the dialogue box pops up.
14) Open Terminal (Tilex)
15) In Terminal, Create a directory on the Desktop titled vbox: mkdir ~/Desktop/vbox
16) Copy everything from the CD media on the Desktop to vbox folder (copy/paste)
17) In Terminal, input the following commands:

cd Desktop/vbox
chmod +x *.sh
./[Link]
(type password when prompted)

18) Allow the image to be installed, and reboot upon completion.

19) Start the Terminal in the new VM and type sudo adduser osint vboxsf
20) Provide the password as needed (osint)
21) Reboot

You should now have access to the shared directory in order to save data to the host operating system (evidence). It can be found in the File Manag-
er (Home), on the left column, titled “sf_” followed by the name of the folder to which it is connected. This shared folder will also be on your desk-
top for easy access. You can make the machine full-screen, copy and paste text to and from the image, and you are ready to begin using the applica-
tions.

Support & Updates

Open Tilix (Terminal), and enter the following commands:

NOTE:
Update_scripts no longer needed!

Video Download Update:

sudo -H pip install --upgrade youtube-dl

Spiderfoot Update:
cd /opt/spiderfoot
git reset --hard
git pull
sudo reboot