When searching for an old version of any site or page is not to limit to one archive.org, but to try different archives. Here is a link checker for all (26+search engines) archives I know at once:
cipher387.github.io/quickcacheanda…
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To see a list of all pages of a particular site stored in the archive, put an asterisk at the end of its URL (view pic).
This trick works for archive.org, Troove, and many other archives.
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For archive.org there is a special tool that shows a list of saved Wayback copies of the site and allows you to download a list of links to them in txt.
Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Ripper:
tools.digitalmethods.net/beta/internetA…
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Remember that images in web archives are indexed by search engines. You can do a reverse image search on them using the "site:" operator in Google and Yandex.
Here's an example of the image from the first tweet.
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Web Archives
An extension for Chrome that allows you to quickly check if there is a copy of the currently open page in 18 archives and search engine caches.
chrome-extension://hkligngkgcpcolhcnkgccglchdafcnao/src/options/index.html
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Vandal
This extension speeds up, supplements, and enhances the standard Wayback Machine interface.
chrome.google.com/webstore/detai…
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Wayback Pack
This #python-written tool allows you to automatically download all copies of the site saved to archive.org for a specific time period.
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Wayback Machine Downloader
This #Ruby-based tool allows you to quickly download all the pages of a particular site from archive.org.
github.com/hartator/wayba…
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Sorry, link github.com/jsvine/wayback…
After downloading thecopies of the pages, they can be automatically analyzed for useful info: phone numberrs, emails, nicknames.
This is where #regularexpression and the Grep for OSINT shell-script set come in handy
github.com/cipher387/grep…
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Archivarix.com
This tool allows you to restore an old version of a site from the archive and place it on a separate domain (in some cases you can even restore the CMS, but not always).
Partially free
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archivebox.io
Internet archives are a very unreliable thing. And a huge number of sites are not covered by them.
Therefore, if you need to save any important and useful web pages for the future, then create your own local archive.
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Archive.org stores all kinds of content: photos, documents, press, etc. When searching for these items, you can use advanced searches (and search operators) to filter results.
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When investigating incidents that took place few years ago, be sure to consult local and federal television's archives for the relevant date.
Example of such site: americanarchive.org
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