❑ Google hacking : The technique that identifies vulnerabilities through information gathered by Google search engines or Google applications.
❑ How to utilize Google search engine
| Option | Description |
| "" (Double quote) | - Search binding multiple words together into one keyword. - Search including the input keyword. - Search handling the input keyword as components of string if "+" option is added.
e.g. Google hacking → abcd Google hacking efgh
+"Google hacking" → abcdGoogle hackingefgh |
| site: | Search from the specific site.
e.g. pwntools site:https://cysecguide.blogspot.com
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| filetype: | Search for specific filetype.
e.g. filetype:pdf
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| intitle: | Search from the title
e.g. intitle:intranet
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| intext: | Search from the contents |
| inurl: | Search from the URL
e.g. inurl:admin
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| link: | Search for the link to the site.
e.g. link:https://cysecguide.blogspot.com
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| (Space) | Search using AND operation. |
| | | Search using OR operation.
e.g. filetype:"asp|php|jsp"
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| - | Search excluding specific keyword.
e.g. -filetype:"asp|php|jsp"
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| + | Search including the input keyword. |
| ~ | Search including similar results. |
| * (Wild card character) | Search including arbitrary strings.
e.g. google*hacking → google abcdefg hijklmn hacking
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| @ | Search for input keywords on the social medias.
e.g. @google
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| # | Search for input keywords on the hash tag.
e.g. #google
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| .. | Search for the number range.
e.g. google 2017..2018
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| numrange: | Search for the number range.
e.g. numrange:1-10
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| inanchor: | Search from link strings. |
| related: | Search the related site
e.g. related:google.com
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| define: | Search the definition of the input keyword. |
| cache:[URL] | Check the cached screen of the URL. |
| info:[URL] | Check the summarized information of the URL. |