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Groups Mlocate

There may be a mlocate.db file with past mlocate command queries. May come in handy looking for sensitive files

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mlocate

There may be a mlocate.db file with past mlocate command queries. May come in handy looking for sensitive files

🐺 howlsec@kali
01find / -group mlocate 2>/dev/null
🐺 howlsec@kali
01/var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
🐺 howlsec@kali
01strings mlocate.db | grep -e bob.smith -e cred -e passw -e pwd
🐺 howlsec@kali
01strings mlocate.db | grep sus_folder -A 3 -B 3