Identified an incorrectly specified parameter on the readme, compared to its function. Updated readme and code to reflect the correct usage of the script.

Author: evcsec

README.md

@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ This tool can be used and copied for personal use freely however attribution and
 | -t TARGET_HOSTS | Set either a target range of addresses or a single host to target. May also be a file containing hosts. |
 | -o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY | Set the target directory where results should be written. |
 | -w WORDLIST | Optionally specify your own wordlist to use for pre-compiled commands, or executed attacks. |
-| --dns DNS_SERVER | Optionally specify a DNS server to use with a service scan. |
 | --pingsweep | Write a new target.txt file in the OUTPUT_DIRECTORY by performing a ping sweep and discovering live hosts. |
-| --dnssweep | Find DNS servers from the list of target(s). |
+| --dns, --dnssweep | Find DNS servers from the list of target(s). |
 | --snmp | Find hosts responding to SNMP requests from the list of target(s). |
 | --services | Perform a service scan over the target(s) and write recommendations for further commands to execute. |
 | --hostnames | Attempt to discover target hostnames and write to hostnames.txt. |

reconnoitre/reconnoitre.py

@@ -48,25 +48,25 @@ def util_checks(util = None):
 
 def main():
     parser = ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-t",               dest="target_hosts", required=True, help="Set a target range of addresses to target. Ex 10.11.1.1-255" )
-    parser.add_argument("-o",               dest="output_directory", required=True, help="Set the output directory. Ex /root/Documents/labs/")
-    parser.add_argument("-w",               dest="wordlist", required=False, help="Set the wordlist to use for generated commands. Ex /usr/share/wordlist.txt", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("-p",               dest="port", required=False, help="Set the port to use. Leave blank to use discovered ports. Useful to force virtual host scanning on non-standard webserver ports.", default=80)
-    parser.add_argument("--pingsweep",      dest="ping_sweep", action="store_true", help="Write a new target.txt by performing a ping sweep and discovering live hosts.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--dns",            dest="find_dns_servers", action="store_true", help="Find DNS servers from a list of targets.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--services",       dest="perform_service_scan", action="store_true", help="Perform service scan over targets.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--hostnames",      dest="hostname_scan", action="store_true", help="Attempt to discover target hostnames and write to 0-name.txt and hostnames.txt.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--snmp",           dest="perform_snmp_walk", action="store_true", help="Perform service scan over targets.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--quick",          dest="quick",   action="store_true", required=False, help="Move to the next target after performing a quick scan and writing first-round recommendations.", default=False)    
-
-    parser.add_argument("--virtualhosts",   dest="virtualhosts",   action="store_true", required=False, help="Attempt to discover virtual hosts  using the specified wordlist.", default=False)  
-    parser.add_argument('--ignore-http-codes', dest='ignore_http_codes', type=str, help='Comma separated list of http codes to ignore with virtual host scans.', default='404')
-    parser.add_argument('--ignore-content-length', dest='ignore_content_length', type=int, help='Ignore content lengths of specificed amount. This may become useful when a server returns a static page on every virtual host guess.', default=0)
-
-    parser.add_argument("--quiet",          dest="quiet",   action="store_true", help="Supress banner and headers to limit to comma dilimeted results only.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--exec",           dest="follow",  action="store_true", help="Execute shell comamnds from recommendations as they are discovered. Likely to lead to very long execute times depending on the wordlist being used.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--simple_exec",    dest="quickfollow",  action="store_true", help="Execute non-brute forcing shell comamnds only as they are discovered.", default=False)
-    parser.add_argument("--no-udp",    dest="no_udp_service_scan",  action="store_true", help="Disable UDP services scan over targets.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("-t",                       dest="target_hosts", required=True, help="Set a target range of addresses to target. Ex 10.11.1.1-255" )
+    parser.add_argument("-o",                       dest="output_directory", required=True, help="Set the output directory. Ex /root/Documents/labs/")
+    parser.add_argument("-w",                       dest="wordlist", required=False, help="Set the wordlist to use for generated commands. Ex /usr/share/wordlist.txt", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("-p",                       dest="port", required=False, help="Set the port to use. Leave blank to use discovered ports. Useful to force virtual host scanning on non-standard webserver ports.", default=80)
+    parser.add_argument("--pingsweep",              dest="ping_sweep", action="store_true", help="Write a new target.txt by performing a ping sweep and discovering live hosts.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--dns","--dnssweep",       dest="find_dns_servers", action="store_true", help="Find DNS servers from a list of targets.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--services",               dest="perform_service_scan", action="store_true", help="Perform service scan over targets.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--hostnames",              dest="hostname_scan", action="store_true", help="Attempt to discover target hostnames and write to 0-name.txt and hostnames.txt.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--snmp",                   dest="perform_snmp_walk", action="store_true", help="Perform service scan over targets.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--quick",                  dest="quick",   action="store_true", required=False, help="Move to the next target after performing a quick scan and writing first-round recommendations.", default=False)    
+
+    parser.add_argument("--virtualhosts",           dest="virtualhosts",   action="store_true", required=False, help="Attempt to discover virtual hosts  using the specified wordlist.", default=False)  
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-http-codes',      dest='ignore_http_codes', type=str, help='Comma separated list of http codes to ignore with virtual host scans.', default='404')
+    parser.add_argument('--ignore-content-length',  dest='ignore_content_length', type=int, help='Ignore content lengths of specificed amount. This may become useful when a server returns a static page on every virtual host guess.', default=0)
+
+    parser.add_argument("--quiet",                  dest="quiet",   action="store_true", help="Supress banner and headers to limit to comma dilimeted results only.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--exec",                   dest="follow",  action="store_true", help="Execute shell comamnds from recommendations as they are discovered. Likely to lead to very long execute times depending on the wordlist being used.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--simple_exec",            dest="quickfollow",  action="store_true", help="Execute non-brute forcing shell comamnds only as they are discovered.", default=False)
+    parser.add_argument("--no-udp",                 dest="no_udp_service_scan",  action="store_true", help="Disable UDP services scan over targets.", default=False)
     arguments = parser.parse_args()
 
     if len(sys.argv) == 1: