In this Tutorial, We are covering these methods :

  1. Gather Information using Google Hacking Database.
  2. Gather Information using Video Search Engines.
  3. Gather Information using FTP Search Engines.
  4. Gather Information using IOT Search Engines.

1. Gather Information using Google Hacking Database.

Google Hacking database is the collection of Search Queries that can be used to find some resources or sensitive information using Google Search Engine.

Ex. of Google Hacking Database 

intitle:login site:www.facebook.com

Below Image is the output of the Query.

So now we are Understand what is the meaning of this query.

intitle:login site:www.facebook.com

In this Query, First parameter is intitle:login. It means this query find the webpages in which uses login word in webpage’s title using google search engine.

second parameter is site:www.facebook.com . In this parameter we are specifying that find only this word in facebook website’s title.

We are understand only two queries. In this below list all are the google hacking database search queries.

Search QueryMeanings
filetype:pdfThis query find the pdf files that are listed on Google search engine.
cacheIt returns the cache version of the webpage.
allinurl:Hello HiiIt returns the only those pages that are containing Hello and Hii words in the URL.
inurl:HelloIt returns the only those pages that are containing Hello words in the URL.
allintitle:virus threatIt returns the only those web pages that are containing virus and threat words in the title.
Free inanchor:downloadIt returns the only those web pages with anchor text on link to the page containing the word download and the page containing Free word.
link:www.facebook.comIt returns pages that point to facebook’s Homepage.
related:www.facebook.comIt returns Google search engine results page with websites similar to www.facebook.com
info:www.facebook.comIt is provide information about www.facebook.com
location:www.facebook.comIt gives the result around the term.
Some queries of the google hacking database

Some peoples are using “Google Dorks” word for it.

These are only some queries but you want to know detailed and lots of queries you can find it from Google hacking Database Exploit DB Website and the link are below :

Google Hacking database ( Exploit DB )

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