We have already covered some basics of Metasploit in the previous chapters. In this recipe, we will learn some techniques to use meterpreter and metasploit for more efficient exploitation.
Exploring the msfconsole
How to do it...
Let's perform the following steps:
- Start the Metasploit console by typing msfconsole:
- To see the list of exploits available, use the following command:
show exploits
The output of the preceding command is shown in the following screenshot:
- To see the list of payloads, use the following command:
show payloads
The output of running the preceding command is shown in the following screenshot:
- Metasploit also comes with hundreds of auxiliary modules, which contain scanners, fuzzers, sniffers...
