Method/Tut EBook/Course Reconnaissance Using Advanced Google Search Techniques

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The syntax to use an advanced search operator is as follows: operator: search_term

Note: Do not enter any spaces between the operator and the query.
Some popular Google advanced search operators include:
Source: http://www.googleguide.com

• • site: This operator restricts search results to the specified site or domain.

For example, the [games site: http://www.certifiedhacker.com] query gives information on games from the certifiedhacker site.

• • allinurl: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing all the query terms specified in the URL.

For example, the [allinurl: google career] query returns only pages containing the words “google” and “career” in the URL.

• • inurl: This operator restricts the results to only the pages containing the specified word in the URL.

For example, the [inurl: copy site:https://www.google.com] query returns only Google pages in which the URL has the word “copy.”

• • allintitle: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing all the query terms specified in the title.

For example, the [allintitle: detect malware] query returns only pages containing the words “detect” and “malware” in the title.

• • intitle: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing the specified term in the title.

For example, the [malware detection intitle:help] query returns only pages that have the term “help” in the title, and the terms “malware” and “detection” anywhere within the page.

• • inanchor: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing the query terms specified in the anchor text on links to the page.

For example, the [Anti-virus inanchor:Norton] query returns only pages with anchor text on links to the pages containing the word “Norton” and the page containing the word “Anti-virus.”

• • allinanchor: This operator restricts results to only the pages containing all query terms specified in the anchor text on links to the pages.

For example, the [allinanchor: best cloud service provider] query returns only pages for which the anchor text on links to the pages contains the words “best,” “cloud,” “service,” and “provider.”

• • cache: This operator displays Google's cached version of a web page instead of the current version of the web page.

For example, [cache:https://www.eff.org] will show Google’s cached version of the Electronic Frontier Foundation home page.

• • link: This operator searches websites or pages that contain links to the specified website or page.

For example, [link:http://www.googleguide.com] finds pages that point to Google Guide’s home page.
Note: According to Google’s documentation, “you cannot combine a link: search with a regular keyword search.”
Also note that when you combine link: with another advanced operator, Google may not return all the pages that match.

• • related: This operator displays websites that are similar or related to the URL specified.

For example, [related:http://www.microsoft.com] provides the Google search engine results page with websites similar to microsoft.com.

• • info: This operator finds information for the specified web page.

For example, [info:gothotel.com] provides information about the national hotel directory GotHotel.com home page.

• • location: This operator finds information for a specific location.

For example, [location: 4 seasons restaurant] will give you results based on the term “4 seasons restaurant.”

• • Filetype: This operator allows you to search for results based on a file extension.

For Example, [jasmine:jpg] will provide jpg files based on jasmine.