# TheRook/subbrute

A DNS meta-query spider that enumerates DNS records, and subdomains.

Repository: https://github.com/TheRook/subbrute
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/subbrute
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2022-01-13T09:25:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5198, "days_push": 1693, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3526, forks 664 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.082623+00:00)

## What it is
SubBrute is a Python DNS meta-query spider that enumerates subdomains and arbitrary DNS record types by leveraging open resolvers to bypass DNS rate-limiting. It works both as a command-line tool and as an importable Python library.

## Use cases
- enumerate subdomains of a domain
- find hidden subdomains for penetration testing
- resolve TXT, CNAME, MX, AAAA records for many hosts
- bypass DNS rate-limiting during reconnaissance
- crawl DNS records recursively like a spider
- use subdomain enumeration in Python scripts

## When to choose
- you need fast, accurate subdomain enumeration without hitting the target's nameservers directly
- you want a Python library for DNS enumeration in your own tooling
- you need to enumerate arbitrary DNS record types, not just A records

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool with active development and modern DNS APIs
- you want passive subdomain enumeration from certificate transparency logs rather than active resolution
- your environment forbids querying third-party open resolvers

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-scraping, networking, security, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, networking, osint
- platform: python, cli, windows
- tags: dns, subdomain-enumeration, recon, dns-spider, open-resolvers, pentesting, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TheRook/subbrute (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.082623+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:35:09.722909+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheRook/subbrute (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.082623+00:00, sha 962f1c827add)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.