# Thug

> Thug is a Python low-interaction honeyclient that mimics a web browser to detect and emulate malicious content. It supports the study of client-side attacks.

- Type: Tool
- Targets: Website
- Category: Website analysis tools
- Relationship: Foundation tool
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-06
- Original resource: <https://github.com/buffer/thug>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/buffer/thug/blob/5122baa855a0f0803502e24c6ffe0b1ff9af8e29/README.rst>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/thug/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/thug/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/thug/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- GPL-2.0 per the README.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/buffer/thug/blob/5122baa855a0f0803502e24c6ffe0b1ff9af8e29/README.rst>

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