diff --git a/network/dirb/README b/network/dirb/README index 3e85a34679..69e6d3ba72 100644 --- a/network/dirb/README +++ b/network/dirb/README @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ -DIRB is a Web Content Scanner. It looks for existing (and/or hidden) Web -Objects. It basically works by launching a dictionary based attack against -a web server and analizing the response. +DIRB is a Web Content Scanner. It looks for existing (and/or hidden) +Web Objects. It basically works by launching a dictionary based attack +against a web server and analizing the response. -DIRB comes with a set of preconfigured attack wordlists for easy usage but -you can use your custom wordlists. Also DIRB sometimes can be used as a -classic CGI scanner, but remember it is a content scanner not a vulnerability -scanner. +DIRB comes with a set of preconfigured attack wordlists for easy usage +but you can use your custom wordlists. Also DIRB sometimes can be used +as a classic CGI scanner, but remember it is a content scanner not a +vulnerability scanner. DIRB main purpose is to help in professional web application auditing. -Especially in security related testing. It covers some holes not covered by -classic web vulnerability scanners. DIRB looks for specific web objects that -other generic CGI scanners can't look for. It doesn't search vulnerabilities -nor does it look for web content that could be vulnerable. +Especially in security related testing. It covers some holes not +covered by classic web vulnerability scanners. DIRB looks for specific +web objects that other generic CGI scanners can't look for. It doesn't +search vulnerabilities nor does it look for web content that could be +vulnerable.