Google Hacking
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Google hacking
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Google hacking is a computer hacking technique that uses Google Search and other Google applications to find security holes in the configuration andcomputer code that websites use.
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[edit]Basics
Google hacking involves using advanced operators in the Google search engine to locate specific strings of text within search results. Some of the more popular examples are finding specific versions of vulnerable Web applications. The following search query would locate all web pages that have that particular text contained within them. It is normal for default installations of applications to include their running version in every page they serve, e.g., "Powered by XOOPS 2.2.3 Final".
The following search query will locate all websites that have the words "admbook" and "version" in the title of the website. It also checks to ensure that the web page being accessed is a PHP file.
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intitle:admbook intitle:version filetype:php
One can even retrieve the username and password list from Microsoft FrontPage servers by inputting the given microscript in Google search field:
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"#-Frontpage-" inurl:administrators.pwd
Devices connected to the Internet can be found. A search string such as
Google hacking
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2010) |
| This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and addingreferences. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. (April 2010) |
Google hacking is a computer hacking technique that uses Google Search and other Google applications to find security holes in the configuration andcomputer code that websites use.
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[edit]Basics
Google hacking involves using advanced operators in the Google search engine to locate specific strings of text within search results. Some of the more popular examples are finding specific versions of vulnerable Web applications. The following search query would locate all web pages that have that particular text contained within them. It is normal for default installations of applications to include their running version in every page they serve, e.g., "Powered by XOOPS 2.2.3 Final".
The following search query will locate all websites that have the words "admbook" and "version" in the title of the website. It also checks to ensure that the web page being accessed is a PHP file.
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intitle:admbook intitle:version filetype:php
One can even retrieve the username and password list from Microsoft FrontPage servers by inputting the given microscript in Google search field:
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"#-Frontpage-" inurl:administrators.pwd
Devices connected to the Internet can be found. A search string such as