user-scanner v1.4.3 — 2026-08-04

This release collects merged changes since v1.4.2 (PRs greater than #466). It includes new modules, feature improvements, documentation updates, bugfixes for false positives and reliability, and several maintenance items.

Notable changes

New modules and data sources

• Add Nexus Mods username scan module (#481) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Add Polarsteps username scan module (#482) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @A-S-Manoj, @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Add Dropbox email scan module (#489) — by @beranka; reviewed by @json-hunter07, @kristoisberg, @kaifcodec.
• Add 7 new email_scan modules (shopping, women_health, etc.) (#495) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg.
• (Other smaller module additions and improvements merged in this window are included in the detailed list below.)

Features & enhancements

• Export: add PDF report generator and --format pdf option (#471) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
• CLI: default to found-only results and introduce --all flag; add progress bar using rich (#483) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
• Gravatar: enrich profile metadata extraction (#477) — by @kaifcodec; (no formal reviewer recorded).
• Improvements to roblox username module (#476) — by @VamatoHD; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

Bug fixes and accuracy improvements

• Fix flipboard email module false positives (#469) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix xnxx and xvideos email module false positives (#470) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives (#473) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Fix BeSoccer email module false positives (#474) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix YouTube username module false positives (#475) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix Bluesky username module false positives (#488) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @json-hunter07.
• Fix academia.edu false-positive rejection (#487) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix Facebook unavailable marker string update (#490) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix: correct Fore.reset typo that crashed update error handler (#494) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Follow redirects in Zomato username module (prevent regional 302 issues) (#500) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• CLI: prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format (#502) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @json-hunter07.
• Skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (#486) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Result branch and validation consistency fixes (Result error handling) (#450, #436 referenced in this window) — contributors: @A-S-Manoj, @SpiliosDimakopoulos; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

Documentation

• Docs: explain browser impersonation helpers (#472) — by @w3lld1; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Docs: other small clarifications merged in this window (see PR list).

Tests & CI / Maintenance

• Various test additions and maintenance work merged (unit tests, result-branch tests, etc.). Examples:
  • Add result branch tests (#461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
  • Add Hudson tests and other test upgrades (#459, #461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
• CI: pinned/maintenance and stability fixes are included in changes around this period (see PRs for exact pin/fix commits).

Detailed merged PRs included in v1.4.3 (since #466)

• #469 — fix: flipboard email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @kristoisberg.
• #470 — fix: xnxx and xvideos email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #471 — feat(export): add PDF report generator and --format pdf option — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
• #472 — docs: explain browser impersonation helpers — by @w3lld1; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• #473 — fix: RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• #474 — fix: BeSoccer email module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #475 — fix: YouTube username module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #476 — Improvements to roblox.py username scan module — by @VamatoHD; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #477 — feat(gravatar): enrich profile metadata extraction — by @kaifcodec; (no reviewer recorded).
• #481 — feat: add Nexus Mods username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• #482 — feat: add Polarsteps username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @A-S-Manoj, @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• #483 — feat: default to found-only results and introduce --all flag, progress bar with rich — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
• #486 — fix: skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (#480) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #487 — fix: reject usernames causing false positives in academia.edu module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #488 — fix: Bluesky username module false positives — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @json-hunter07.
• #489 — feat: add Dropbox email module — by @beranka; reviewed by @json-hunter07, @kristoisberg, @kaifcodec.
• #490 — fix(facebook): update stale unavailable marker string — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #494 — fix: correct Fore.reset typo crashing update error handler — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #495 — feat: add 7 new email_scan modules, shopping(2), women_health(5) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg (comments by @tiehardoim-coder).
• #500 — fix: follow redirects in Zomato username module — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• #502 — fix(cli): prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @json-hunter07.

Credits

Thanks to all contributors and reviewers for this batch of changes: @kaifcodec, @kristoisberg, @brunolm, @json-hunter07, @A-S-Manoj, @VamatoHD, @beranka, @w3lld1, @SpiliosDimakopoulos, @tiehardoim-coder, and others.