06 - Let Google do the job
While we all know that BigBrother Dr. Google is reading much more than it should, let's use this fact for our own intelligence.
There are several hints, despite from looking at googles help, that help us finding cool stuff.
Plenty of samples can be found at: https://www.exploit-db.com/google-hacking-database/
| Google search | result | comment |
| intext:"Dumping data for table `orders`" | http://www.iadecor.com/DatabaseBackup/DatabasePriorToUltSeoJan14.txt | find intersting database dumps |
| intext:"login" department | admin | manager | company | host filetype:xls | xlsx -community -github |
| Search for matches within files |
Basic Search Symbols | ||
| - | Excludes search results that include this term. | best tablets -drawing |
| | | Returns search results that match terms on either side of the pipe. The same as writing "OR" between search terms. | computer | tablet |
| @ | Returns search results that match a particular social media site. | phone recall @twitter |
| # | Returns search results that include a specific hashtag. | #throwbackthursday |
| "" | Returns search results that include all terms within quotes in the exact given order. | "never gonna give you up" |
| * | Returns search results where any words can be matched in place of the asterisk. | best * in america |
| .. | When placed between two numbers, returns search results that match within the number range. | chromebook $200..$500 |
| () | Used to group search terms and control the search logic of the query. | (best | worst) office suite |
Popular Search Operators | ||
| cache: | Show Google's cached version of a specific page. | cache:makeuseof.com |
| filetype: | Returns only search results that match a particular file extension. | sleep study filetype:pdf |
| related: | Returns other websites that are similar to the queried website. | related:nytimes.com |
| site: | Returns only search results from a particular website. | productivity tips site:makeuseof.com |
Other Search Operators | ||
| inanchor: | Returns pages that are linked to using anchor text matching the search query. | |
| allinanchor: | Same as inanchor, but matching every term that appears after allinanchor. | |
| intext: | Returns only search results that match in the page's body. | |
| allintext: | Same as intext, but matching every term that appears after allintext. | |
| intitle: | Returns only search results that match in the page's title. | |
| allintitle: | Same as intitle, but matching every term that appears after allintitle. | |
| inurl: | Returns only search results that match in the page's URL. | |
| allinurl: | Same as inurl, but matching every term that appears after allinurl. | |
Informational Search Queries | ||
| define | Returns a definition of the given term. | define gregarious |
| time | Returns the current time at a particular location. | time stockholm |
| to | Convert measurements from one unit to another. | 1 cup to tbsp |
| translate | Translates the queried terms into another specified language. | translate hello world german |
| weather | Returns the weather forecast for the given location or ZIP code. | weather 90210 |