Google operators

These operators (to be used in the google search bar) can be very useful in the information gathering process! Forgotten data dumps or still active default / config pages can be found quickly this way.

Operator

Description

site:"website.tld"

shows only results from specified site

-site:"website.tld"

excludes results from specified site

filetype:ppt

returns only ppt files

filetype:pdf "keyword1 keyword2"

returns only pdf files containing keywords

intitle:"Fancy website title"

returns sites with specified content in title

inurl:"/path/to/page.html"

returns sites with specified url

intext:"some content"

returns sites with specified content somewhere in the site

Examples

Operator combination

Description

intitle:"VNC viewer for Java"

returns (mostly) exposed VNC services

inurl:"/control/userimage.html"

returns (mostly) exposed webcams

inurl:".php?" intext:CHARACTER_SETS,COLLATIONS intitle:phpmyadmin

returns phpmyadmin config pages

intitle:"-N3t" filetype:php undetectable

returns machines with known php backdoor vulnerabilitiy

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