GHDB
- GHDB - Google Hacking Database (Google dorks)
- Google stores a lot of information and crawl sites constantly. This information can be used in pentest interests.
Key search engines
- bing (can be better than google (for
filetype:xxx
)), google, duckduckgo, yandex, yahoo, rambler, cluuz.com - idmarch.org - pdf search engine
- www.zanran.com - search the web for data and statistics
Huge GHDB base is on exploit-db.com (по-русски (хабр))
Using manually written queries may be wrong idea. Write them on your own for current situation.
Lists and automated tools must be used to collect information of interest for further analysis.
google-dorks gist - listing of a number of useful Google dorks
Google keywords
Punctuation and symbols:
operator | meaning | examples |
---|---|---|
+ |
Search for Google+ pages or blood types | +Chrome or AB+ |
@ |
Find social tags | @agoogler |
$ |
Find prices | nikon $400 |
# |
Find popular hashtags for trending topics | #throwbackthursday |
- |
Exclude web-pages with specified words or site | Examples: jaguar speed -car or pandas -site:wikipedia.org |
" |
When you put a word or phrase in quotes, the results will only include pages with the same words in the same order as the ones inside the quotes | “imagine all the people” |
. |
Any symbol | |
* |
Any text | “a * saved is a * earned” |
.. |
Number range | camera $50..$100 |
Search operators:
operator | meaning | examples |
---|---|---|
site: | Get results from certain sites or domains | olympics site:nbc.com and olympics site:.gov |
inurl: | Get results with specified word in uri (searches after site name) | inurl:news |
IP: | (bing and yahoo) Search by IP-address | IP:88.198.55.240 |
intext: | Search in web-page body | intext:passwd |
intitle: | Search in web-page title tag | intitle:”index of” |
ext: / filetype: | Search pages with special extension | ext:pdf |
related: | Find sites that are similar to a web address you already know | related:time.com |
link: | Search sites refering to specified site | link:wikipedia.com |
OR | Find pages that might use one of several words | marathon OR race |
info: | Get information about a web address, including the cached version of the page, similar pages, and pages that link to the site | info:google.com |
cache: | See what a page looks like the last time Google visited the site | cache:washington.edu |
define: | Show definition of term | define:0day |