Basic Useage Information

To start DirBuster the following steps need to be undertaken:

1. Enter the target host as a full URL. eg http://www.target.com/
2. Select the if you wish to wish DirBuster to use only GET requests, or to auto switch between HEAD/GET
   
   • If the web server does not support head requests, then select GET only
   • In auto mode DirBuster will attemp to establish if the server supports HEAD requests, only if it does will DirBuster use HEAD requests
3. Select the number of threads required for testing. 10 threads will normally result in ~300 requests/sec. However at 200+ threads ~6000 requests/sec can be obtained, use this speed with caution!
4. Select if you wish to use list based file and dir guessing or a pure brute force.
   
   • If list based select the list you wish to use via the Browse button
   • If pure brute force, select the char set you wish to use, and enter both min and max length of the generated string
5. Select the method of t