go-dork

The introduction of “Google hacking” and associated techniques has managed to uncover critical vulnerabilities when it comes to the configurations and computer code used by websites. This led to the development of the so-called “dork scanners”, which would basically enable users to identify potential security holes using advanced operators in search engines, as well as sensitive information disclosures.

go-dork, just as its name implies, is a command-line-based application that was created in order to offer users the means to construct and run search queries on several search engines, in order to uncover potential vulnerabilities.

The application will require users to have the Go compiler installed and configured, and the developer provides a set of detailed instructions concerning the installation process, here. go-dork comes equipped with a series of pre-defined commands, which are detailed in the options menu of the command-line instance. One will be able to run queries, change the preferred search engine, specify pagination details, as well as pass custom headers for each search engine.

Last but not least, proxies are supported for surfing, as well as silent mode, and some of the search engines that users will have access to include: Google, Shodan, Bing, Duck, Yahoo and Ask.