# Search Engines and Google Dorking

### Google Dorks

Google hacking / Dorking utilizes Google's advanced search engine features, which allow you to pick out custom content. You can, for instance, pick out results from a certain domain name using the site: filter

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="99.66666666666669"></th><th width="200"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Filter</strong></td><td><strong>Example</strong></td><td><strong>Description</strong></td></tr><tr><td>site<br></td><td>site:tryhackme.com<br></td><td>returns results only from the specified website address<br></td></tr><tr><td>inurl<br></td><td>inurl:admin<br></td><td>returns results that have the specified word in the URL<br></td></tr><tr><td>filetype<br></td><td>filetype:pdf<br></td><td>returns results which are a particular file extension<br></td></tr><tr><td>intitle<br></td><td>intitle:admin<br></td><td>returns results that contain the specified word in the title</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>intitle:ethical.hacker</td><td>dot represents the space</td></tr><tr><td>IP</td><td>IP:10.10.10.10</td><td><strong>works on bing</strong>. Use to check which websites are hosted on an IP address</td></tr><tr><td>linkfromdomain</td><td>linkfromdomain:cehpractical.com</td><td><strong>Works on Bing</strong>. get all links from a domain</td></tr></tbody></table>

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### Google Advanced Search

Google Advanced Search is a set of specialized search features and filters that allow users to refine their search queries to find more precise and specific results. It offers a range of tools beyond the basic search bar, enabling users to tailor their searches based on various criteria.

{% embed url="<https://www.google.com/advanced_search>" %}

### Tips&#x20;

**Using double quotes, restrict the results to exact search. (Works on Google,bing)**

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**You can use multiple conditional operators with google dorks**

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**Asterisk can be used as placeholder.**

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**Sometimes you can find cache content on bing if you do not find cache on google.**

### Web Search Engines

| **Search Engine** | **URL**                   | **Remarks**                                        |
| ----------------- | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Bing              | <https://www.bing.com/>   | <p><br></p>                                        |
| Yandex            | <https://yandex.com/>     | Russian. Has very good image recognition algorithm |
| Baidu             | <https://www.baidu.com/>  | Chinese                                            |
| DuckDuckGo        | <https://duckduckgo.com/> | Privacy preserving search Engine                   |

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Combine Search Engine
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### S3 Bucket Search

{% embed url="<https://buckets.grayhatwarfare.com/>" %}

### Google Drive Search

{% embed url="<https://www.dedigger.com/?s=Ecss#gsc.tab=0&gsc.sort=&gsc.q=CEH>" %}

### AI google Dork Generator

{% embed url="<https://www.dorkgpt.com/>" %}

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/E2qJItkNca0>" %}

### Best OSINT Course for Beginners

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