Metasploit Framework - guide for pentesters ii Copyright © 2012 Software Media Sp. z o.o. SK Editor in Chief: Ewa Dudzic
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[email protected] Graphics and cover: Ireneusz Pogroszewski Proofreaders: Edward Werzyn, Gareth Watters Top Betatesters: Stefanus Natahusada, Steven Wierckx Special Thanks to the Beta testers and Proofreaders who helped us with this issue. Without their assistance there would not be a PenTest e-book. Senior Consultant/Publisher: Pawel Marciniak Production Director: Andrzej Kuca Publisher: Software Media 02-682 Warszawa, ul. Bokserska 1 http://pentestmag.com/ First edition Issue 2/2012 (2) ISSN 2084-1116 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the high quality of the e-book, the editors make no warranty, express or implied, concerning the results of content usage. All trademarks presented in the magazine were used only for informative purposes. All rights to trade marks presented in the magazine are reserved by the companies which own them. DISCLAIMER! The techniques described in our articles may only be used in private, local networks. The editors hold no responsibility for misuse of the presented techniques or consequent data loss. Metasploit Framework - guide for pentesters iv Contents 1 Metasploit: An Introduction 1 What is Metasploit? . .1 Architecture of Metasploit: . .2 Platform Used for demonstration . .2 Metasploit Interfaces: . .3 Good Practices for using Metasploit: . .3 Updating via Msfupdate . .3 Port scanning via Nmap . .4 Meterpreter: Metasploit’s Payload . .4 What typically payloads allow you to do after execution of exploit? .