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Mastering Metasploit

You're reading from   Mastering Metasploit Exploit systems, cover your tracks, and bypass security controls with the Metasploit 5.0 framework

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838980078
Length 502 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Nipun Jaswal Nipun Jaswal
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1 – Preparation and Development
2. Chapter 1: Approaching a Penetration Test Using Metasploit FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Reinventing Metasploit 4. Chapter 3: The Exploit Formulation Process 5. Chapter 4: Porting Exploits 6. Section 2 – The Attack Phase
7. Chapter 5: Testing Services with Metasploit 8. Chapter 6: Virtual Test Grounds and Staging 9. Chapter 7: Client-Side Exploitation 10. Section 3 – Post-Exploitation and Evasion
11. Chapter 8: Metasploit Extended 12. Chapter 9: Evasion with Metasploit 13. Chapter 10: Metasploit for Secret Agents 14. Chapter 11: Visualizing Metasploit 15. Chapter 12: Tips and Tricks 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 12: Tips and Tricks

Throughout this book, we have discussed a lot of techniques and methodologies revolving around Metasploit—from exploit development to scripting in Armitage, we covered it all; however, to ensure that we adhere to the best practices when working with Metasploit, we must know the tips and tricks for making the most of the Metasploit framework. In this chapter, we will cover some quick tips and scripts that will aid in penetration testing with Metasploit. We will cover the following topics:

  • Automation using the Minion script
  • Using connect instead of Netcat
  • Shell upgrades and background sessions
  • Naming conventions
  • Saving configurations in Metasploit
  • Using the inline handler and renaming jobs
  • Running commands on multiple Meterpreter sessions
  • Automating the Social Engineering Toolkit
  • Cheat sheets on Metasploit and penetration testing

So, let's delve deep into this final chapter and learn some cool tips...

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