Finding useful documents online is very easy.
This Google Dork example will search for all online documents matching a certain search term.
ext:txt | ext:pdf | ext:xml | ext:xls | ext:xlsx | ext:ppt | ext:pptx | ext:doc | ext:docx antigravity |
Using the parameters to find all file extensions matching certain documents is a good way to find any documents that might be very interesting.
Here is another example, looking for Linux Shell books.
ext:txt | ext:pdf | ext:xml | ext:xls | ext:xlsx | ext:ppt | ext:pptx | ext:doc | ext:docx "Linux Shell" |
Use this Google Dork to find all login pages that could be used for further website investigation.
inurl:login | inurl:signin | intitle:login | intitle:signin | inurl:secure |
To find all login pages on a certain website, use this Google Dork.
inurl:login | inurl:signin | intitle:login | intitle:signin | inurl:secure site:apple[.]com |
To find confidential documents online that really should be behind a login, use this Google Dork, this will allow you to access any documents that are exposed on the Internet.
ext:txt | ext:pdf | ext:xml | ext:xls | ext:xlsx | ext:ppt | ext:pptx | ext:doc | ext:docx intext:"confidential" | intext:"Not for Public Release" | intext:"internal use only" | intext:"do not distribute" |
This really does work very well. Plenty of documents are on the Internet, that really should be behind a login, but are exposed on the Internet. But this is 2024 and security does not matter anymore.
To find SSH keys online, use this simple Google Dork.
ext:pub ssh |