v1.4.3.1

[kaifcodec]

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user-scanner v1.4.3.1 — 2026-08-06

⚠️ CRITICAL HOTFIX RELEASE
This is an urgent point-release that fixes a critical bug present in v1.4.3. All end-users, package maintainers (Arch Linux, Nixpkgs etc.), and OSINT platforms/threat intel services wrapping user-scanner into automated pipelines are strongly advised to update to v1.4.3.1 immediately.

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🚨 Hotfix Changes (v1.4.3.1)

• Fix: result formatting ignored the new media dictionary, causing images (e.g., avatar URLs) to be dropped from all standard outputs when modules (like GitHub) correctly placed media in the media key. The fix updates result.py to explicitly merge media with extra for the terminal UI tree, and adds the media dictionary to both the JSON (as_dict) and CSV (to_csv) export pipelines so media URLs are preserved in terminal output and exported files. Related context: the media dictionary was introduced in PR feat(export): add PDF report generator and --format pdf option #471.
• Bumped version constants to 1.4.3.1 across project files.

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📦 What was in v1.4.3 (Full Release Notes)

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 (feat: add Nexus Mods username module #481) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Add Polarsteps username scan module (feat: add Polarsteps username module #482) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @A-S-Manoj, @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Add Dropbox email scan module (feat: add Dropbox email module #489) — by @beranka; reviewed by @json-hunter07, @kristoisberg, @kaifcodec.
• Add 7 new email_scan modules (shopping, women_health, etc.) (feat: add 7 new email_scan modules, shopping(2), women_health(5) #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 (feat(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 (feat: default to found-only results and introduce --all flag, progress bar with rich #483) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @kristoisberg, @VamatoHD.
• Gravatar: enrich profile metadata extraction (feat(gravatar): enrich profile metadata extraction #477) — by @kaifcodec; (no formal reviewer recorded).
• Improvements to roblox username module (Improvements to roblox.py username scan module #476) — by @VamatoHD; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

Bug fixes and accuracy improvements

• Fix flipboard email module false positives (fix: flipboard email module false positives #469) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix xnxx and xvideos email module false positives (fix: xnxx and xvideos email module false positives #470) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives (fix: RedTube, Tube8, YouPorn email module false positives #473) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @brunolm, @kaifcodec.
• Fix BeSoccer email module false positives (fix: BeSoccer email module false positives #474) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix YouTube username module false positives (fix: YouTube username module false positives #475) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix Bluesky username module false positives (fix: Bluesky username module false positives #488) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec, @json-hunter07.
• Fix academia.edu false-positive rejection (fix: reject usernames causing false positives in academia.edu module #487) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix Facebook unavailable marker string update (fix(facebook): update stale unavailable marker string #490) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Fix: correct Fore.reset typo that crashed update error handler (fix: correct Fore.reset typo crashing update error handler #494) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Follow redirects in Zomato username module (prevent regional 302 issues) (fix: follow redirects in Zomato username module #500) — by @kristoisberg; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• CLI: prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format (fix(cli): prevent bandwidth waste on invalid output format #502) — by @kaifcodec; reviewed by @json-hunter07.
• Skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (fix: skip update prompt when PyPI check fails (#480) #486) — by @A-S-Manoj; reviewed by @kaifcodec.
• Result branch and validation consistency fixes (Result error handling) (Fix: replace silent Result.taken() fallthrough with explicit Result.error() #450, #434 – Update validation logic for cropty.py #436 referenced in this window) — contributors: @A-S-Manoj, @SpiliosDimakopoulos; reviewed by @kaifcodec.

Documentation

• Docs: explain browser impersonation helpers (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 (Add result branch tests #461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
  • Add Hudson tests and other test upgrades (Add hudson tests #459, Add result branch tests #461) — by @SpiliosDimakopoulos.
• CI: pinned/maintenance and stability fixes are included in changes around this period (see PRs for exact pin/fix commits).

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

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

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