# Bin-Hunter

> Bin-Hunter is a Python command-line tool for initial static inspection of binary files. It identifies formats from magic bytes, calculates whole-file and peak-region Shannon entropy, extracts readable strings, and finds URLs, IP addresses, email addresses, and suspicious keywords in those strings.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Binary
- Category: Native analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Emirzonee/Bin-Hunter>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Emirzonee/Bin-Hunter/blob/28d2636c9e2e67d91fbf45c672ff41f57ff8e426/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bin-hunter/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/bin-hunter/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/bin-hunter/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python standard library; no external dependencies are stated.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Emirzonee/Bin-Hunter/blob/28d2636c9e2e67d91fbf45c672ff41f57ff8e426/README.md>

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