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Google Dorks: The Powerup for the Search Engine

Published at May 16, 2018 8 min read 1962 words

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It is estimated that Google has downloaded more pages than any other search engine in the field. With over billions of pages and a relatively low execution time, the popular Californian search engine is able to satisfy all research, both for educational purposes and for purely curiosity purposes.

The search engine is so powerful that it can categorize more than 15 million pages in less than a minute. But it was not always like this: in 1999 it took more than a month for such operation. In addition, it is assumed that more than 60,000 searches are conducted per second through the popular Google search engine. This means over 1000 billion searches a year! Astronomical numbers to which Google manages to stay behind with the huge infrastructure.

Search engines have improved the lives of many people: having so much information within 1 minute is a point of reflection for anyone. Yet not everyone is able to take full advantage of the popular Google search engine. In the last days, from a research conducted by an important company seems to have emerged the inability of many people, students and not, to find something on a specific topic through search engines.

Google Dorks

Dorks are defined as research texts, prepared in a limited way for the purpose, made up of different keywods, which are fed into a search engine to obtain specific results. Those are also called query.

googleDorking has been used in a documented way since the early 2000s. Like many of the most successful hacks, googleDorking is not technically sophisticated. It simply requires the use of certain operators - special keywords supported by a particular search engine - in a correct and sometimes creative way. Johnny Long, aka j0hnnyhax, was a pioneer of googleDorking.

Purposes

The dorks are mainly used to refine the search results, in order to have more specific links.

A very concrete example could be the searching of Neapolitan pizza. The keyword pizza, searched on Google, has over 1,010,000,000 results while the keywords combined Neapolitan pizza have already several results in less. This is already an attempt to refine our research. Having many different results both for quality and for origin, we always need to narrow down the search field.

Assuming that some technician may not have applied some security rules, you can looking for some confidential files, not intended for the public of the Internet. But not only that, vulnerabilities are sought by kiddie scripts right through Google. A careful query in fact looks for error messages, configuration files or other that could in some way expose the software version or other.

Dorking can be employed across various search engines, not just on Google. In everyday use, search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo accept a search term, or a string of search terms and return matching results. But search engines are also programmed to accept more advanced operators that refine those search terms. An operator is a key word or phrase that has particular meaning for the search engine.

Syntax

The google dorks are really syntactically basic, they all follow the same syntax:

namedork: parameter

Specials characters

DorkDescriptionExampleDouble apexes [ search string ]Double quotes are used to search for a specific word or a set of words written exactly that way.gelatoMinus sign [ -string ]The minus sign in front of the word tells Google to exclude that specific word from the search.-criptoTilde [ ~string ]Specifically, it indicates a Google to search its synonyms over a word.~carOperator OR [string OR string_2]This logical operator tells Google to look for a word or the other. It can also be used more than once.[monero OR serhack]

Helpful and Useful Dorks

Dork nameDescriptionExamplesite: domainsearch results will be files and pages in the domain specified by domainsite:w3school.comintitle: wordthe search results will contain in the title the word after the dork intitleintitle:hiinurl : wordthe search results will contain in the URL the word after the dork inurlinurl:galleryfiletype: typesearch results will contain files of the extension specified by typefiletype:pdfcache: urlredirect the user to the Google cache of the url specifiedcache:serhack.meinfo: root domainthe search result will contain the root domain ( root domain ) and all the information that Google hasinfo:amazon.com

Personal feedback

Personally, I think that the Google dorks help a lot, both those who have good intentions and those who, unfortunately, it has bad. In fact, there are more and more social engineering attacks, using confidential and internal data discovered through a simple search.

A list of random google dorks

parent directory /appz/ -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums parent directory DVDRip -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums parent directory Xvid -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums parent directory Gamez -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums parent directory MP3 -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums parent directory Name of Singer or album -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums filetype:config inurl:web.config inurl:ftp Windows XP Professional 94FBR ext:(doc | pdf | xls | txt | ps | rtf | odt | sxw | psw | ppt | pps | xml) (intext:confidential salary | intext:"budget approved") inurl:confidential ext:(doc | pdf | xls | txt | ps | rtf | odt | sxw | psw | ppt | pps | xml) (intext:confidential salary | intext:budget approved) inurl:confidential ext:inc "pwd=" "UID=" ext:ini intext:env.ini ext:ini Version=... password ext:ini Version=4.0.0.4 password ext:ini eudora.ini ext:ini intext:env.ini ext:log "Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services *.*" ext:log "Software: Microsoft Internet Information ext:log "Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services *.*" ext:log \"Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services *.*\" ext:mdb inurl:*.mdb inurl:fpdb shop.mdb ext:mdb inurl:*.mdb inurl:fpdb shop.mdb ext:mdb inurl:*.mdb inurl:fpdb shop.mdb filetype:SWF SWF filetype:TXT TXT filetype:XLS XLS filetype:asp DBQ=" * Server.MapPath("*.mdb") filetype:asp "Custom Error Message" Category Source filetype:asp + "[ODBC SQL" filetype:asp DBQ=" * Server.MapPath("*.mdb") filetype:asp DBQ=\" * Server.MapPath(\"*.mdb\") filetype:asp Custom Error Message Category Source filetype:bak createobject sa filetype:bak inurl:"htaccess|passwd|shadow|htusers" filetype:bak inurl:\"htaccess|passwd|shadow|htusers\" filetype:conf inurl:firewall -intitle:cvs filetype:conf inurl:proftpd. PROFTP FTP server configuration file reveals filetype:dat "password.dat filetype:dat \"password.dat\" filetype:eml eml +intext:"Subject" +intext:"From" +intext:"To" filetype:eml eml +intext:\"Subject\" +intext:\"From\" +intext:\"To\" filetype:eml eml +intext:Subject +intext:From +intext:To filetype:inc dbconn filetype:inc intext:mysql_connect filetype:inc mysql_connect OR mysql_pconnect filetype:log inurl:"password.log" filetype:log username putty PUTTY SSH client logs can reveal usernames filetype:log PHP Parse error | PHP Warning | PHP Error filetype:mdb inurl:users.mdb filetype:ora ora filetype:ora tnsnames filetype:pass pass intext:userid filetype:pdf "Assessment Report" nessus filetype:pem intext:private filetype:properties inurl:db intext:password filetype:pst inurl:"outlook.pst" filetype:pst pst -from -to -date filetype:reg reg +intext:"defaultusername" +intext:"defaultpassword" filetype:reg reg +intext:\"defaultusername\" +intext:\"defaultpassword\" filetype:reg reg +intext:â? WINVNC3â? filetype:reg reg +intext:defaultusername +intext:defaultpassword filetype:reg reg HKEY_ Windows Registry exports can reveal filetype:reg reg HKEY_CURRENT_USER SSHHOSTKEYS filetype:sql "insert into" (pass|passwd|password) filetype:sql ("values * MD5" | "values * password" | "values * encrypt") filetype:sql (\"passwd values\" | \"password values\" | \"pass values\" ) filetype:sql (\"values * MD\" | \"values * password\" | \"values * encrypt\") filetype:sql +"IDENTIFIED BY" -cvs filetype:sql password filetype:sql password filetype:sql insert into (pass|passwd|password) filetype:url +inurl:"ftp://" +inurl:";@" filetype:url +inurl:\"ftp://\" +inurl:\";@\" filetype:url +inurl:ftp:// +inurl:;@ filetype:xls inurl:"email.xls" filetype:xls username password email index of: intext:Gallery in Configuration mode index.of passlist index.of perform.ini mIRC IRC ini file can list IRC usernames and index.of.dcim index.of.password intext:" -FrontPage-" ext:pwd inurl:(service | authors | administrators | users) intext:""BiTBOARD v2.0" BiTSHiFTERS Bulletin Board" intext:"# -FrontPage-" ext:pwd inurl:(service | authors | administrators | users) "# -FrontPage-" inurl:service.pwd intext:"#mysql dump" filetype:sql intext:"#mysql dump" filetype:sql 21232f297a57a5a743894a0e4a801fc3 intext:"A syntax error has occurred" filetype:ihtml intext:"ASP.NET_SessionId" "data source=" intext:"About Mac OS Personal Web Sharing" intext:"An illegal character has been found in the statement" -"previous message" intext:"AutoCreate=TRUE password=*" intext:"Can't connect to local" intitle:warning intext:"Certificate Practice Statement" filetype:PDF | DOC intext:"Certificate Practice Statement" inurl:(PDF | DOC) intext:"Copyright (c) Tektronix, Inc." "printer status" intext:"Copyright © Tektronix, Inc." "printer status" intext:"Emergisoft web applications are a part of our" intext:"Error Diagnostic Information" intitle:"Error Occurred While" intext:"Error Message : Error loading required libraries." intext:"Establishing a secure Integrated Lights Out session with" OR intitle:"Data Frame - Browser not HTTP 1.1 compatible" OR intitle:"HP Integrated Lights- intext:"Fatal error: Call to undefined function" -reply -the -next intext:"Fill out the form below completely to change your password and user name. If new username is left blank, your old one will be assumed." -edu intext:"Generated by phpSystem" intext:"Generated by phpSystem" intext:"Host Vulnerability Summary Report" intext:"HostingAccelerator" intitle:"login" +"Username" -"news" -demo intext:"IMail Server Web Messaging" intitle:login intext:"Incorrect syntax near" intext:"Index of" /"chat/logs" intext:"Index of /network" "last modified" intext:"Index of /" +.htaccess intext:"Index of /" +passwd intext:"Index of /" +password.txt intext:"Index of /admin" intext:"Index of /backup" intext:"Index of /mail" intext:"Index of /password" intext:"Microsoft (R) Windows * (TM) Version * DrWtsn32 Copyright (C)" ext:log intext:"Microsoft CRM : Unsupported Browser Version" intext:"Microsoft ® Windows * Version * DrWtsn32 Copyright ©" ext:log intext:"Network Host Assessment Report" "Internet Scanner" intext:"Network Vulnerability Assessment Report" intext:"Network Vulnerability Assessment Report" intext:"Network Vulnerability Assessment Report" 本文来自 pc007.com intext:"SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1: Incorrect syntax near" intext:"Thank you for your order" +receipt intext:"Thank you for your order" +receipt intext:"Thank you for your purchase" +download intext:"The following report contains confidential information" vulnerability -search intext:"phpMyAdmin MySQL-Dump" "INSERT INTO" -"the" intext:"phpMyAdmin MySQL-Dump" filetype:txt intext:"phpMyAdmin" "running on" inurl:"main.php" intextpassword | passcode) intextusername | userid | user) filetype:csv intextpassword | passcode) intextusername | userid | user) filetype:csv intitle:"index of" +myd size intitle:"index of" etc/shadow intitle:"index of" htpasswd intitle:"index of" intext:connect.inc intitle:"index of" intext:globals.inc intitle:"index of" master.passwd intitle:"index of" master.passwd 007电脑资讯 intitle:"index of" members OR accounts intitle:"index of" mysql.conf OR mysql_config intitle:"index of" passwd intitle:"index of" people.lst intitle:"index of" pwd.db intitle:"index of" spwd intitle:"index of" user_carts OR user_cart intitle:"index.of *" admin news.asp configview.asp intitle:("TrackerCam Live Video")|("TrackerCam Application Login")|("Trackercam Remote") -trackercam.com intitle:(TrackerCam Live Video)|(TrackerCam Application Login)|(Trackercam Remote) -trackercam.com inurl:admin inurl:userlist Generic userlist files inurl:php?=id1 inurl:index.php?id= inurl:trainers.php?id= inurl:buy.php?category= inurl:article.php?ID= inurl:play_old.php?id= inurl:declaration_more.php?decl_id= inurl:pageid= inurl:games.php?id= inurl:page.php?file= inurl:newsDetail.php?id= inurl:gallery.php?id= inurl:article.php?id= inurl:show.php?id= inurl:staff_id= inurl:newsitem.php?num= andinurl:index.php?id= inurl:trainers.php?id= inurl:buy.php?category= inurl:article.php?ID= inurl:play_old.php?id= inurl:declaration_more.php?decl_id= inurl:pageid= inurl:games.php?id= inurl:page.php?file= inurl:newsDetail.php?id= inurl:gallery.php?id= inurl:article.php?id= inurl:show.php?id= inurl:staff_id= inurl:newsitem.php?num=
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