2. “Google Hacking is the process of using advanced
operators in the Google Search engine in the effort to
return more precise search results.”
In summary, the use of advanced operators when
searching Google will allow you to find exactly what
you’re looking for more easily.
3. Fact: Google can be a b$*#& to search, if you don’t
know the exact phrase to get the results you’re looking
for.
Fact: It’s usually our fault.
Using advanced operators will allow us to find
everything we want in a much quicker fashion.
There are some things we just can’t find without these
little tricks. Security flaws tend to be a prime example.
4. There are tools out there to make searching Google
even easier, but no tools are required.
However, cheat sheets will be provided and are
generally essential to remembering all of these
functions.
5. A Google Query is the underlying search equation
generated from user input on Google Search.
Your search terms and parameters define your
results.
6. • Google has “wildcards”, however, they are not the same as UNIX and/or
programming wildcards. This technique is known as stemming.
• Google stems automatically for you.
The word commentate in a sentence may return as:
commentate, commentator, commentating, etc. - > Inaccurate Results.
• Queries are NOT case sensitive.
HaCkInG GooGLe will return the exact same search results as HACKING GOOGLE
or hacking google.
• Google likes to ignore the popular kids.
The words: who, what, where, when, a, an, or the ... are often removed from the
search equation, but not always. Results may vary.
• Google ignores punctuation.
There are a few exceptions to this, such as: C++, dvd $400, quick_sort, etc
7. Operator Description Usage
+/- Force a search for a commonly used word +word / -word
or remove a word showing up.
“ ” Specific word / string order. “Life is a foreign
language; all men
mispronounce it.”
./* . is for single character wildcard. w . rd / life is a *
* represents any word.
site: Search only a specific site. site:edufire.com
filetype: Search only the text of a specific file type. filetype:pdf
link: Search only within the text of hyperlinks. link:edufire
cache: Displays the cached version of a web cache:edufire.com
page.
allintitle: Search page titles for all search terms. allintitle:edufire tech
intitle: Search page titles for specific search term. intitle:edufire tech
inurl: Search only with the text of a URL. inurl:edufire
8. Find what you need, when you need it.
-inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:"index of" +("/ebooks"|"/book") +(chm|pdf|zip) +“Book Name
(e)Books
Goes Here"
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description
Images
+size +(jpg|jpeg|png|bmp|gif)
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description
Music
+size +(wma|mp3) “Band/Song Name Goes Here"
Phonebook/ Address phonebook: John Doe / phonebook: John Doe Washington DC / #555-555-5555
-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description
Video
+size +(wmv|avi|mp4|mpg|mkv|mov|flv)
Weather weather: DC / weather: Washington DC / weather: 20073
Unit Conversion 5 USD in Yen / tablespoons in a cup / 1 gigabyte in kilobytes
Local Time time in Hong Kong / time in Australia / time in Brazil
Flight Status Continental Airlines 2718 / United Airlines 7607 / Delta Air Lines 5466
Live Webcam inurl:view/view.shtml / intitle:liveapplet / inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=
9. Google Language Tools has been a great tool to
translate text/websites from one language to another.
However, it can also be used as a Proxy Server!
10. Enter in any web address that you would like to go to
with Google as your Proxy.
Google will not translate any *English* text into
English.
Google’s Proxy is a Transparent Proxy, meaning it
does not conceal your IP address.
11. Google’s Language service does not store Cookies so
you are not able to use web sites that require them.
12. In order to double check to make sure you’re actually
using Google as a proxy, check that a web address
such as the above is in your address bar.
You do not want to see http://facebook.com/ or any
other site. You want to see translate.google.com or
you’re doing it wrong. (No pun intended in that
phrase ;) )
13. 1. Find tech classes on EduFire
a) Remove tech support pages from results
2. Find out who links to EduFire
a) Remove EduFire’s website from results
3. Find out the weather for your City and State
a) via Zip Code
4. Find out if your phone number is listed
5. Find a song that is very common
6. Find live webcams.
14. 1. site:edufire.com tech
a) site:edufire.com tech -support
2. link:edufire.com
a) link:edufire.com –site:edufire.com
3. weather:Washington DC
a) weather:20073
4. #555-555-5555
5. -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last
modified" +"parent directory" +description +size
+(wma|mp3) “Amazing Grace“
6. inurl:view/view.shtml
15. Google is more powerful than most people realize.
You just have to learn how to utilize it to suit your
needs.
There is a learning curve, but it’s definitely worth it.
