4.2.0

laramies/theHarvester4.2.0Aug 14, 2022by L1ghtn1ng

AI Summary

Removes modules impacted by API blocking and geopolitical issues, introduces new data sources, and fixes various bugs.

Key Highlights

  • Removed Google modules
  • Removed Spyse module
  • Added BeVigil source
  • Fixed Twitter source search and proxy variable
  • Added home directory expansion (~/) support

Breaking Changes

  • Removed Google modules
  • Removed Spyse module

New Features

  • BeVigil source addition
  • Home directory expansion support
  • Twitter proxy variable fix

Full Release Notes

## Removed
* All modules that use Google as there source to get the data due to Google blocking with capcha's has been removed
* Spyse module has been removed due to the Spyse team not able to maintain the company due to them being based in Ukraine and current situation happening over there

## What's Changed
* Fix bug from stopping theHarvester.py from running and update the bin… by @L1ghtn1ng in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/938
* Fix #931 by @L1ghtn1ng in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/939
* Added ~/ expansion by @D3vil0per in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/957
* use context by @cesarhub in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/974
* fix: fix issue with twitter source search and proxy variable not updat… by @brokoder in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/977
* point to my fork to fix install issues with spyse dep by @L1ghtn1ng in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1011
* Update starlette version due to dependency conflict by @corysolovewicz in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1096
* Binaryedge Placeholder Value Fix in README.md by @fridy1307 in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1120
* A lot of changes and fixes by @L1ghtn1ng in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1168
* Updated README and misc. by @leebaird in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1171
* Fixed VirusTotal module by @NotoriousRebel in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1172
* BeVigil Source Added by @alt-glitch in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1180
* Flake8 fixes by @L1ghtn1ng in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1181
* A bunch of dependency updates

## New Contributors(Thank You)
* @D3vil0per made their first contribution in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/957
* @cesarhub made their first contribution in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/974
* @brokoder made their first contribution in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/977
* @fridy1307 made their first contribution in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1120
* @alt-glitch made their first contribution in https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/pull/1180

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/compare/4.0.3...4.2.0