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👻 GHOSTLINK – Drive-By Download Tool

🚀 What is GhostLink?

GhostLink is a simple, beginner-friendly red-team education tool that demonstrates drive-by download attacks in a safe lab environment.
Great for junior penetration testers learning real-world attacker techniques.

✨ What It Can Do

Direct drive-by downloads

Redirect-based attack pages

Live victim logging (IP, file, user-agent)

Works locally + Cloudflare Tunnel

No external Python dependencies

📦 Install & Run
git clone https://github.com/AstralGuard/GhostLink.git
cd GhostLink
./setup.sh
python3 ghostlink.py

Place demo files in the payloads/ folder.
(Some starter APKs are included.)

⚙️ Modes
1️⃣ Direct Mode

Instant file download using a direct link.

2️⃣ Redirect Mode

HTML page → silent download → auto-redirect to legit site.

⚠️ Ethical Use Only

GhostLink is for training, education, and awareness labs only.
Unauthorized use is illegal.

🔥 Want More Tool Walkthroughs?

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