Redacted File Finder

Overview

This tool automates the process of:

• Scraping historical URLs from the Wayback Machine
• Filtering URLs with specific file extensions
• Checking for available archived snapshots
• Downloading accessible files
• Extracting metadata from various file types

It is intended for use in research, digital forensics, archival exploration, and cybersecurity investigations.

Usage

1. Clone or download this repository.

2. Ensure Python 3 is installed and available in your system path.

3. Run the setup script to initialize a virtual environment and install dependencies:

   python Filefinder.py

4. When prompted, enter the domain you want to search:

   Enter Website: example.com

5. The tool will:

   • Retrieve all historical URLs for the domain
   • Filter by supported file types
   • Check availability via the Wayback Machine
   • Download valid archived files
   • Optionally begin metadata extraction

6. After download, the user is prompted to extract metadata from the downloaded files. A metadata report will be saved to metadata.txt.

Supported File Types

The tool currently supports metadata extraction for:

• Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
• Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx)
• PDF files (.pdf)
• JSON and CSV files
• SQLite database files (.db, .sql, .backup)
• ZIP archives
• Raw image files (.img)

Other types may be filtered for download but are not guaranteed to be processed.