google hacks

Question 1

google hack “filetype:”

Answer 1

Searches for files of a specific type ex. filetype:doc

Question 2

google hack “index of:”

Answer 2

displays pages with dir browsing enabled. used with intitle ex. intitle:index of passwd. Shows pages with directory listings containing passwd

Question 3

google hack info

Answer 3

displays information google stores about a page

Question 4

google hack “intitle:”

Answer 4

Searches for a string found in the title of a page. intitle: for multiple strings use allintitle

Question 5

google hack “inurl:”

Answer 5

displays pages with the string in the url. use allinurl for multiple strings

Question 6

google hack link

Answer 6

shows linked pages based on search term

Question 7

google hack related

Answer 7

shows web pages similar to webpage searched for

Question 8

google hack “site:”

Answer 8

site:sitename.com show pages for sitename.com