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Re:Masscan: scan the entire Internet in under 6 minutes, 10 ... by tobyjsullivan on Sunday September 15, 2013 @11:44PM (#6391510)
I believe they (Errata Security) are using it for surveys of the internet landscape (i.e. What server software is running on open ports for web and SSH). But there are many other possibilities if you're creative. What about sending a GET request to every port 80 and indexing the results? A new form of web crawler.
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Re:Masscan: scan the entire Internet in under 6 minutes, 10 ... by gnaritas on Monday September 16, 2013 @01:03AM (#6391720)
You wouldn't see much, without the correct host header you won't see the many sites that IP could be serving.
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Re:Masscan: scan the entire Internet in under 6 minutes, 10 ... by mannix on Monday September 16, 2013 @01:47AM (#6391846)
True, its purpose is a port scanner, not a website scanner.
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