In this guide, you will learn unique search methods that will help you find accounts on other services, track online activity, and even identify that person's friends.
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You will learn how to conduct in-depth analysis of VKontakte pages using modern OSINT tools. We will consider ways to find information about a user, including determining their connections, friends, mentions on the network, groups they are in, as well as methods for identifying hidden phone numbers and e-mails. We will also consider how to use specialized services to track profile activity, check the history of page changes, search for old IDs, analyze photos and compare them with other databases.
Let’s take any page as an example.
To get basic information about a user’s VKontakte page, it is advisable to use the INFOAPP application.
https://vk.com/app7183114_844203901
In the search field, enter our user:
The application allows you to find out if a phone number is linked, get the page address, group ID, list of friends and mentions, as well as the date the profile was created. Additionally, you can view a list of communities created by the page owner. There used to be a website with the same functionality, but it is now outdated. However, it is still available at the link: https://v1.220vk.ru/.
In addition to the basic search, it is worth checking out the service’s additional features, including analysis of groups and friends of friends.
You should also go to the useful links section and view all available buttons – they may contain important tools for further analysis.
After that, it is important to determine the user’s page ID.
To do this, simply open the profile and copy its unique number “id786699549” or name. You can then search for this ID in a search engine.
It is recommended to use Yandex, as it handles such requests more efficiently. In some cases, you may find mentions of the profile on forums or in archive databases, which may contain additional information, such as an IP address or fragments of information leaks.
The next step is to analyze the page through external resources. You need to look at all the sites that appeared in the results for the ID query and check what information they contain. Some services store the profile history in the form of an archive. For example, you can find saved data about the groups the user was in, or information about his friends at that time.
Additionally, you can use the page rollback function.
Free version available via https://t.me/VKHistoryRobot, and paid – on the platform https://vk.watch/. There are alternative services, such as Userbox, but their databases are unstable.
If the page has been deleted, it is worth paying attention to the user’s friends who live in the same city or may be connected to them through common interests.
All users who seem suspicious should be checked by rolling back the page, analyzing its history and changes. Even if the page is deleted, there is a possibility of finding acquaintances from the same city or an alternative account. Usually, people keep someone important in their followers.
To check archived data, you can use a universal bot: https://t.me/UniversalSearchEasyBot
This service analyzes the profile and provides information about the data stored in the archives.
Checking the range of available tools simplifies tasks.
If you need to create a convenient graph for analysis and determine which city your friends are from, you can use a social graph. It will automatically form groups of relationships, for example, if a user’s friends share a city, a corresponding connection will be created. Similarly, the graph can take into account shared educational institutions and other connections.
To get detailed statistics about a user’s friends, you can use the Social Graph service.
This tool helps to identify relationships between people by finding common cities, educational institutions or groups. It automatically creates a graph of connections, which greatly simplifies the search for the necessary information. You can access the analysis at the link: https://t.me/social_graph_osint_bot.
Another effective method is to check the user ID in VKontakte search.
To do this, simply copy the unique profile ID and paste it into the search bar of the social network. This allows you to identify any mentions, comments or posts related to the user.
When using page rollback, you should pay attention to old profile IDs.
If the page previously had a different ID, you should also check it in VKontakte search, as old mentions or comments may be stored. Old IDs can be found using both free services and paid solutions. In addition, if the user has a unique nickname, it should also be used to search in databases and open sources. Another effective method is to check the ID via Yandex, using a search in quotes (“oldID”).
Another powerful service for analyzing pages is Target Hunter.
This tool provides a wide range of options for searching by groups, geolocation, city, friends and other parameters. It allows you to find even those profiles that are not displayed in the usual VKontakte search. The service is available at the link: https://vk.targethunter.ru/search.
If the profile contains an avatar created by hand or edited in Photoshop, it is worth checking it through image search.
For this purpose, Yandex Pictures is used.: https://yandex.ru/images/.
This service effectively searches for graphic files on the network, but does not always accurately recognize faces.
If the user’s face is present in the photo, the best tool for analyzing it is FindClone.
This service allows you to find VKontakte profiles by similar facial images, even if they have been altered or cropped.: https://findclone.ru/
To find out a user’s phone number, you can use God’s Eye (GB).
This bot works autonomously and constantly parses data, providing information about the phone number if it is in open databases: https://glaz.cglaz.com/
There used to be a service for searching users in chats, which allowed you to get information about which group chats a user is in for a small fee. However, this functionality was recently integrated into GB, making it part of the general search.
Information about a user’s participation in group chats is now built into the GB service.
This means that chat data can be obtained without using third-party resources, but a subscription to this service has become more expensive. Thus, access to this information has become less convenient for users who are not willing to pay for additional features.
To search for mentions of a user in open sources, it is advisable to use the Webmii service.
It analyzes all mentions of the user’s name and surname available online, including social networks, forums, and websites: https://webmii.com/
To find out the latest activity of a VKontakte profile, you can use the KogdaVSeti tool.
This service helps determine when a user last logged in, even if their activity status is hidden.: https://kogdavseti.ru/
If you need to find hidden friends even on closed pages, you should use the specialized service Onli-VK.
It allows you to get a list of friends that are officially hidden in privacy settings: https://onli-vk.ru/pivatfriends.php?id=12345
It is also worth checking the user ID on forums, particularly on Lolzteam (Lolz.guru).
If the user has a numeric or letter ID, it should be checked in merged databases, as a significant number of people use this platform and additional information can be found there.
Analyzing a VKontakte profile can provide valuable information about a user, their connections, activity, and even hidden data. Using OSINT tools allows you to:
Get basic account information via INFOAPP
Find user mentions using Yandex and specialized services
Restore old versions of the page via VKHistoryRobot or vk.watch
Check user photos via FindClone and Yandex.Pictures
Find out phone number via Glaz Boga
Discover hidden friends via Onli-VK
Determine the last profile activity using KogdaVSeti
Check the user in open databases on forums and OSINT
Using these methods allows you to recover deleted information, find the user’s connections, and obtain detailed analytics of their activity on VKontakte and beyond.
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