Simple and advanced techniques to enhance your web dives, as well as alternative forms of seeking.
Fravia+’s Web Searchlores (mirror)
Advanced Internet searching strategies & advice. Resources for basic, advanced & deep web seekers. This is a mirror of the original site (the domain is now defunct). A wealth of information for anyone willing to dig deep and do the reading.
“Dorking”, or: How to Find Anything on the Internet
Think of this as a tl;dr for Fravia+’s searchlores. This is a quick ‘n dirty rundown of advanced Googling techniques that have been around since the dawn of meta search engines.
Ahmia aims to be the leading search engine for Tor network services, providing meaningful statistics, insights, and news. It supports the Tor network’s role in global anonymity and privacy, making onion services (aka “deep web” or “dark net”) accessible to a broader audience beyond early adopters.
Webpage captures. Archive.today is a time capsule for web pages by taking a ‘snapshot’ of a webpage that will always be online even if the original page disappears. It saves a text and a graphical copy of the page for better accuracy and provides a short and reliable link to an unalterable record of any web page.
Also making use of Fravia+’s techniques, Exploit-db.com’s list of ‘Google Dorks’ or ‘webbits’ shows you how to Google very specific security-related items.
How to Ask Questions the Smart Way
The mother of all FAQs, or, Frequently Asked Questions. Sometimes a large part of searching is knowing how to phrase your query.
Intelligence X is a unique search engine and data archive that works with specific search terms (selectors) like email addresses, domains, URLs, IPs, Bitcoin addresses, and more. It searches diverse sources, including the darknet, document sharing platforms, and public data leaks, and maintains a historical data archive similar to the Wayback Machine. Intelligence X is useful for open source intelligence.
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. It also houses the largest index of archived webpages.
Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.
If certain searches are blocked where you are, this site offers guides, tools, and other resources to assist you online.
A private search engine guide for those concerned about search engine privacy and search result censorship.
International Directory of Search Engines – Search engines of multiple languages and nationalities, as well as topic-specific search sites.