SEARCH AND OSINT QQ LIKE A PRO!

To work inside QQ, you must understand the language that drives conversations. 

This module covers linguistic decoding in Chinese online contexts.

You’ll learn how to:

• Work with Chinese characters, pinyin, and abbreviations commonly used on QQ.
   
• Recognize slang, numeronyms, and cultural codes (e.g., 233, 88, 网黑).
   
• Spot euphemisms and censorship workarounds unique to QQ.
   
• Detect meaning in emojis, stickers, and memes frequently used in QQ chatrooms.
   
• Use translation tools effectively while knowing their limits — and how to bypass them.

QQ remains one of China’s most widely used ecosystems for groups, chats, and communities. 

But foreign investigators face barriers. This module shows you how to overcome them with tested methods.

You’ll learn how to:

• Overcome installation issues and regional restrictions.
   
• Pass QQ’s account restrictions and register using 2 proven +86 method.
   
• Apply safe methods for registration and activation to ensure accounts survive long-term.
   
• Use OPSEC workflows to avoid detection, lockouts, or suspensions.
   

By the end, you’ll have the ability to create, use , and maintain fully usable QQ accounts for investigations.

Note: For access to the full range of +86 registration methods (independent technical ones)— along with advanced bypass techniques and multi-platform workflows — see our China OSINT Advanced or Master courses 

Once inside QQ groups and chats, you’ll learn how to collect intelligence like a native user.

You’ll learn how to:

• Safely join and monitor public groups, private chats, and underground communities.
   
• Search, pivot, and interpret conversations to detect signals of threat actors, disinformation, or fraud.
   
• Extract intelligence from cybercrime discussions, closed circles, and hidden chatter.
   
• Recognize cultural codes, slang, and behavioral markers unique to QQ.
   
• Document and structure findings to turn raw QQ data into usable intelligence.

We don’t stop at theory. This final module takes you into live-style scenarios where you apply everything learned directly inside QQ.

You’ll work through:

• Walkthroughs of investigations using real QQ data, real groups, and real-world insights.
   
• Case studies of how Western analysts often miss signals in QQ communities — and how you can uncover them.
   
• Practical exercises where you will:
   
  • Register and use a QQ account.
     
  • Build a functioning avatar tailored for QQ groups.
     
  • Enter groups/channels and extract usable intelligence.
     
  • Document findings in a professional-grade SOCMINT report.
     

By the end, you’ll have hands-on operational experience inside QQ — not just knowledge, but the confidence to investigate and produce intelligence outputs.