OSINT › Module 2 › Lesson 3
WhatsMyName Namechk and social-analyzer
Browser checkers + social-analyzer on YOUR alias — still
Visual · whatsmyname_namechk_self
whatsmyname.app and namechk.com for YOUR handle.
Opening
Second opinions are for YOUR string. They are not a way to launder a stranger search.
WhatsMyName (whatsmyname.app) and Namechk (namechk.com) are browser-side username availability maps. social-analyzer is a CLI/OSINT helper in the same family of “does this string appear.” Use them to double-check Sherlock noise on aliases you own. Do not open WhatsMyName on a classmate while screen-sharing. Do not automate Namechk against a wordlist of people. Original Cyberlium. GATE 192.168.0.1. Bookmark the official sites; do not scrape them. Official social-analyzer project: github.com/qeeqbox/social-analyzer. Next: Lab — Username Sweep of YOUR Aliases.
1. Browser maps: type YOUR handle, screenshot YOUR result
Open https://whatsmyname.app/ and https://namechk.com/ only with HANDLE from scope.env. Save a note of which sites claimed “taken” vs “available.” Taken on a brand site may mean you registered, or it may mean the brand reserved the word.
IntelTechniques lists these as map entries. OSINT Framework does too. Neither page is permission to check a crush. ; routers are not usernames.
Command guide
Browser maps: type YOUR handle, screenshot YOUR result
═══ INSTALL ═══
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu):
Command — copy this
sudo apt install curl
macOS: Built-in
Windows: Built-in (PowerShell: Invoke-WebRequest)
═══ COMMANDS ═══
Command — copy this
curl -sS -m 8 -I "https://whatsmyname.app/" | head -n 8 curl -sS -m 8 -I "https://namechk.com/" | head -n 8
2. social-analyzer: official repo, YOUR string, private output
If you install social-analyzer, use the official GitHub (qeeqbox/social-analyzer) or its documented pip name. Feed the same HANDLE. Save output under cyberlium-lab chmod 600.
If install fails, skip. A failed pip is not a reason to switch the query to a famous person “so the demo looks good.”
Command guide
social-analyzer: official repo, YOUR string, private output
═══ COMMANDS ═══
Command — copy this
[ -n "$HANDLE" ] && [ "$HANDLE" != "REPLACE_YOUR_HANDLE" ] && echo "analyzer feed ok (yours): $HANDLE"
3. Three checkers, one human: you
Disagreement between Sherlock, WhatsMyName, and Namechk is normal. Record disagreements as “verify by logging in.” Do not resolve disagreements by searching similar names of other people.
Lab next: sweep YOUR aliases (plural) from scope.yaml — still only yours — and write a single report.
4. What you ship: official checker URLs used on YOUR handle, private notes
WhatsMyName and Namechk in the browser with YOUR HANDLE. social-analyzer optional from official GitHub. No scraping. No classmates. DEMO GATE. Notes 600.
5. What you record before the next lesson
Date. whatsmyname.app namechk.com qeeqbox/social-analyzer. HANDLE yours. File t12-m02-l03-wmn-namechk.txt chmod 600.
6. Wrong vs right: strangers vs identifiers YOU own
Worked failure — same OSINT word, opposite target. Right never needs a classmate or a dump site.
Wrong
Namechk a teacher during class. wget -r whatsmyname.app. social-analyzer on a celebrity.
Right
Type YOUR handle. Note taken vs available. Next: Lab — Username Sweep of YOUR Aliases.
Mission: second-opinion YOUR alias only
1) / STOP if router. 2) Bookmark whatsmyname.app and namechk.com; search YOUR HANDLE. 3) Fill taken/available in the note. Optional official social-analyzer. Never other names. Never scrape.
Stuck? Ask Cyberlium AI Mentor
Ask Mentor why three checkers disagree — not how to script Namechk against a school roster.
Knowledge Check
APPLY: WhatsMyName official page for this course?
Multiple choice
Knowledge Check
APPLY: True or False: Namechk on a classmate is fine if you do not save the screenshot.
True or False
Knowledge Check
APPLY: social-analyzer install source?
Multiple choice