GoogleHackingCheatSheet PDF
GoogleHackingCheatSheet PDF
GoogleHackingCheatSheet PDF
Advanced Querying
Query Description & Example
inurl: Value is contained somewhere in the url.
Ex: “preventing ransomware inurl:fbi”
site: Only search within this website’s given domain
Ex: “windows xp end of life site:microsoft.com”
filetype: Search only for files, not webpages
Ex: “nasa moon landing filetype:JPG”
allinurl: Search all of the following words in the url.
Ex: allinurl: ”blog wordpress” information security
intext: Search the body of the webpage for specific text.
Ex: patient record intext:"index of /htdocs"
related: Find website results that are related to your search term.
Ex: related:sans.org
info: Find supplemental information Google may have on this page
(useful for finding cached pages)
Ex: info:www.usgs.gov
link: Find other pages indexed by Google that reference this link
Ex: link:http://www.somecompany.com/supersecretfile.doc
“quote” Find an exact phrase (though results may include related words)
Ex: “Malware Hunting”
+word Show results with this word exactly. Do not include similar words.
Ex: Malware +Hunter
word/query Do not include this word in search results or queries.
Ex: Advanced Malware Hunting beginner introduction site:microsoft.com
“word * word” Wildcard. Search for anything between these two words, but include both.
Ex: “Next * Firewalls with *”
OR (or | ) Return results for either item. The pipe character can be used in place
Ex: “locky OR ransomware”; Ex: “locky | ransomware”
AND (or &) Return results with both items. Ampersand character can be used in place.
Ex: “cissp AND certification” Ex: “cissp & certification”
Remember, the real power comes in stringing multiple advanced operators together.
(“Index Of” | “[To Parent Directory]”) AND “*financ*” inbody:xlsx site:somebank.com