IPScan is a Python-based network reconnaissance tool designed for efficient active host discovery. It performs ICMP ping sweeps across an IP range to detect live hosts using multithreading for speed. Built with the ipaddress and rich libraries, IPScan provides clean, color-coded outputs for better readability and is ideal for network admins and cybersecurity professionals.
- 🚀 Fast Host Discovery: Multithreaded scanning of IP ranges ensures quick detection of active hosts.
- 📡 Ping Sweep Functionality: Uses ICMP ping to check the reachability of IPs across subnets.
- 🧠 Smart Subnet Validation: Automatically verifies and processes the IP range or CIDR block input.
- 🎨 Colorful Terminal Output: Displays results in a visually appealing format using the rich library.
- 🖥️ Cross-Platform Support: Compatible with both Windows and UNIX-based systems for wide usability.
- Pre-requisites: Ensure you have Python3 installed on your system.
- Clone the Repo: Use "git clone https://github.com/Cursed271/IPScan"
- Traverse into the Directory: Use "cd IPScan"
- Install Dependencies: Use "pip install -r requirements.txt"
- Execute the Script: Use "python3 IPScan.py"
- Enter the IP Range when prompted
This tool is intended for:
- Authorized security testing ONLY
- Educational and research purposes
- Legal and ethical use cases
You must:
- Obtain proper authorization before use
- Comply with all applicable laws
- Use responsibly and ethically
The author assumes no liability for misuse of this tool.
- Steven Pereira (aka Cursed) - Creator & Maintainer
- 🐛 Report bugs
- 💡 Suggest features
- 🔧 Submit pull requests
- 📖 Improve documentation
IPScan is licensed under the COE or CursedSec Ownership Edict License.
This software is proprietary intellectual property owned exclusively by CursedSec.
Unauthorized redistribution, modification, and re-uploading to any other repository (public or private) are strictly forbidden and constitute a direct violation of the CursedSec Ownership Edict (COE).
Consider this a warning: I track every copy. Get your own ideas, you lazy little shits.
Violators will face immediate legal action and DMCA takedown requests. All development must be conducted via approved Pull Requests on this official repository.
Have suggestions or feature requests? Feel free to reach out via:
- 🐦 Twitter: @Cursed271
- 🐙 GitHub: @Cursed271
- 🔗 LinkedIn: @Cursed271
- 📧 Email: cursed.pereira@proton.me
- 🐞 File an Issue: GitHub Issues
- 💡 Request a Feature: Feature Requests
Your feedback helps improve IPScan! Contributions and PRs are always welcome. 🚀


