Google Dorks

While Google itself is an insanely powerful tool, it can be used more effectively and efficiently so that our searches return more tailored results. Better Google Search results can be very helpful for saving time and hopefully preventing burnout, Google Dorks are syntaxes implemented in the Google Search query language. By utilizing these dorks in the search your results can be reduced in quantity. This is made possible by Google indexing content related to web pages which can then be queried in the future. Here are some Google Dork keywords to help identify things such as files, urls, title data, and so much more.

Google Dorks - File type discovery:

filetype:pdf - Find PDF documents

filetype:env - Expose environment config files (often containing secrets)

filetype:sql - Discover database backups

filetype:log - Find log files

Google Dorks - Path/directory exposure:

intitle:"index of" - Look for open directory listings

inurl:admin - Find admin pages

site:target.com - Restrict results to a specific domain

Search within URLs/content:

inurl:/login.php - Search URL patterns

intext:"password" - Find pages containing specific text

"secret" intext:"API" - Combine exact match with other terms

Error messages & vulnerabilities:

intext:"syntax error" - Find application errors revealing stack traces

intitle:"404" - Discover broken pages that might expose path info

Example Google Dorks

If I was attempting to get Admin logijn pages related to briancarr.org I may do one of the following

site:briancarr.org inurl:admin
site:briancarr.org inurl:login
site:briancarr.org inurl:signin
site:briancarr.org inurl:wp-admin
site:briancarr.org inurl:phpmyadmin

If I was attempting to find all the PDF files on briancarr.org I may do something like the following

site:briancarr.org filetype:pdf

This search ends up looking like this

Google Dork for briancarr.prg PDF files

I hope Google Dorks help you perform better searches and help save you time! Until next time, Friends! -Brian