From Wikipedia: “Typosquatting, also called URL hijacking, a sting site, or a fake URL, is a form of cybersquatting, and possibly brandjacking which relies on mistakes such as typos made by Internet users when inputting a website address into a web browser. Should a user accidentally enter an incorrect website address, they may be led to any URL (including an alternative website owned by a cybersquatter).”
This C# code allow you to create a list of typos starting from a string.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
namespace TypoSample
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<string> strings = new Typo().GetList("emiliano");
foreach (string s in strings)
{
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}
internal class Typo
{
private static List<Character> characters = new List<Character>()
{
new Character() { Value = 'a', Similar = new List<char>() { '4' } },
new Character() { Value = 'b', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'c', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'd', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'e', Similar = new List<char>() { '3' } },
new Character() { Value = 'f', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'g', Similar = new List<char>() { '6' } },
new Character() { Value = 'h', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'i', Similar = new List<char>() { '1', 'l' } },
new Character() { Value = 'j', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'k', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'l', Similar = new List<char>() { '1', 'i' } },
new Character() { Value = 'm', Similar = new List<char>() { 'n' } },
new Character() { Value = 'n', Similar = new List<char>() { 'm' } },
new Character() { Value = 'o', Similar = new List<char>() { '0' } },
new Character() { Value = 'p', Similar = new List<char>() { 'q' } },
new Character() { Value = 'q', Similar = new List<char>() { 'p' } },
new Character() { Value = 'r', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 's', Similar = new List<char>() { '5' } },
new Character() { Value = 't', Similar = new List<char>() { 'f' } },
new Character() { Value = 'u', Similar = new List<char>() { 'v' } },
new Character() { Value = 'v', Similar = new List<char>() { 'u' } },
new Character() { Value = 'w', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'x', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'y', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = 'z', Similar = new List<char>() { 's' } },
new Character() { Value = '0', Similar = new List<char>() { 'o' } },
new Character() { Value = '1', Similar = new List<char>() { 'i', 'l' } },
new Character() { Value = '2', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = '3', Similar = new List<char>() { 'e' } },
new Character() { Value = '4', Similar = new List<char>() { 'a' } },
new Character() { Value = '5', Similar = new List<char>() { 's' } },
new Character() { Value = '6', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = '7', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = '8', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
new Character() { Value = '9', Similar = new List<char>() { } },
};
private List<string> calculated = new List<string>();
private void Process(string s, string original)
{
char[] ca = s.ToCharArray();
foreach (char c in ca)
{
Character cs = characters.Where(x => x.Value == c).FirstOrDefault();
foreach (char ch in cs.Similar)
{
string f = s.Replace(c, ch);
if (!calculated.Contains(f) && f != original)
{
calculated.Add(f);
Process(f, original);
}
}
}
}
internal List<string> GetList(string text)
{
Process(text.ToLower(), text.ToLower());
return this.calculated;
}
}
internal class Character
{
internal Character()
{
this.Similar = new List<char>();
}
internal char Value { get; set; }
internal List<char> Similar { get; set; }
}
}
Executing this program with the string “emiliano” you get this list of output strings
3miliano
3niliano
eniliano
emiliamo
3miliamo
3m1l1amo
em1l1amo
en1l1ano
3n1l1ano
3nlllano
enlllano
emlllamo
3mlllamo
3m111amo
em111amo
en111ano
3n111ano
3niiiano
eniiiano
emiiiamo
3miiiamo
3miii4mo
emiii4mo
eniii4no
3niii4no
3n1114no
en1114no
em1114mo
3m1114mo
3mlll4mo
emlll4mo
enlll4no
3nlll4no
3nlll4n0
enlll4n0
emlll4m0
3mlll4m0
3m1114m0
em1114m0
en1114n0
3n1114n0
3niii4n0
eniii4n0
emiii4m0
3miii4m0
3miiiam0
emiiiam0
eniiian0
3niiian0
3n111an0
en111an0
em111am0
3m111am0
3mlllam0
emlllam0
enlllan0
3nlllan0
3n1i1ano
en1i1ano
em1i1amo
3m1i1amo
3mlilamo
emlilamo
enlilano
3nlilano
3nl1lano
enl1lano
eml1lamo
3ml1lamo
3mi1iamo
emi1iamo
eni1iano
3ni1iano
3ni1i4no
eni1i4no
emi1i4mo
3mi1i4mo
3ml1l4mo
eml1l4mo
enl1l4no
3nl1l4no
3nlil4no
enlil4no
emlil4mo
3mlil4mo
3m1i14mo
em1i14mo
en1i14no
3n1i14no
3n1l14no
en1l14no
em1l14mo
3m1l14mo
3mili4mo
emili4mo
enili4no
3nili4no
3nili4n0
enili4n0
emili4m0
3mili4m0
3m1l14m0
em1l14m0
en1l14n0
3n1l14n0
3n1i14n0
en1i14n0
em1i14m0
3m1i14m0
3mlil4m0
emlil4m0
enlil4n0
3nlil4n0
3nl1l4n0
enl1l4n0
eml1l4m0
3ml1l4m0
3mi1i4m0
emi1i4m0
eni1i4n0
3ni1i4n0
3ni1ian0
eni1ian0
emi1iam0
3mi1iam0
3ml1lam0
eml1lam0
enl1lan0
3nl1lan0
3nlilan0
enlilan0
emlilam0
3mlilam0
3m1i1am0
em1i1am0
en1i1an0
3n1i1an0
3n1l1an0
en1l1an0
em1l1am0
3m1l1am0
3miliam0
emiliam0
enilian0
3nilian0
3m1l1ano
em1l1ano
emlllano
3mlllano
3m111ano
em111ano
emiiiano
3miiiano
3miii4no
emiii4no
em1114no
3m1114no
3mlll4no
emlll4no
emlll4n0
3mlll4n0
3m1114n0
em1114n0
emiii4n0
3miii4n0
3miiian0
emiiian0
em111an0
3m111an0
3mlllan0
emlllan0
em1i1ano
3m1i1ano
3mlilano
emlilano
eml1lano
3ml1lano
3mi1iano
emi1iano
emi1i4no
3mi1i4no
3ml1l4no
eml1l4no
emlil4no
3mlil4no
3m1i14no
em1i14no
em1l14no
3m1l14no
3mili4no
emili4no
emili4n0
3mili4n0
3m1l14n0
em1l14n0
em1i14n0
3m1i14n0
3mlil4n0
emlil4n0
eml1l4n0
3ml1l4n0
3mi1i4n0
emi1i4n0
emi1ian0
3mi1ian0
3ml1lan0
eml1lan0
emlilan0
3mlilan0
3m1i1an0
em1i1an0
em1l1an0
3m1l1an0
3milian0
emilian0To modify the behavior of the program you can easily modify the “characters” list
