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Metasploit for Beginners
Metasploit for Beginners

Metasploit for Beginners: Create a threat-free environment with the best-in-class tool

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Metasploit for Beginners

Setting up Your Environment

In the preceding chapter, you got familiarized with vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and the Metasploit Framework in brief. Now, let's get practically started with Metasploit by learning how to install and set up the framework on various platforms along with setting up a dedicated virtual test environment. In this chapter, you will learn about the following topics:

  • Using the Kali Linux virtual machine to instantly get started with Metasploit and supporting tools
  • Installing the Metasploit Framework on Windows and Linux platforms
  • Setting up exploitable targets in a virtual environment

Using the Kali Linux virtual machine - the easiest way

Metasploit is a standalone application distributed by Rapid7. It can be individually downloaded and installed on various operating system platforms such as Windows and Linux. However, at times, Metasploit requires quite a lot of supporting tools and utilities as well. It can be a bit exhausting to install the Metasploit Framework and all supporting tools individually on any given platform. To ease the process of setting up the Metasploit Framework along with the required tools, it is recommended to get a ready-to-use Kali Linux virtual machine.

Using this virtual machine will give the following benefits:

  • Plug and play Kali Linux--no installation required
  • Metasploit comes pre-installed with the Kali VM
  • All the supporting tools (discussed in this book) also come pre-installed with the Kali VM
  • Save time and effort in setting...

Installing Metasploit on Windows

Metasploit Framework can be easily installed on a Windows based operating system. However, Windows is usually not the platform of choice for deploying Metasploit Framework, the reason being, that many of the supporting tools and utilities are not available for Windows platform. Hence it's strongly recommended to install the Metasploit Framework on Linux platform.

The following are the steps for Metasploit Framework installation on Windows:

  1. Download the latest Metasploit Windows installer from: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki/Downloads-by-Version.
  2. Double click and open the downloaded installer.
  3. Click Next, as seen in the following screenshot:
  1. Accept the license agreement:
  1. Select the location where you wish to install the Metasploit Framework:
  1. Click on Install to proceed further:

The Metasploit installer progresses...

Installing Metasploit on Linux

For the scope of this book, we will be installing the Metasploit Framework on Ubuntu (Debian based) system. Before we begin the installation, we first need to download the latest installer. This can be done using wget command as follows:

  1. Open a terminal window and type:
wget http://downloads.metasploit.com/data/releases/metasploit-latest-linux-installer.run
  1. Once the installer has been downloaded, we need to change the mode of the installer to be executable. This can be done as follows:
    • For 64-bit systems: chmod +x /path/to/metasploit-latest-linux-x64-installer.run
    • For 32-bit systems: chmod +x /path/to/metasploit-latest-linux-installer.run
  2. Now we are ready to launch the installer using the following command:

    • For 64-bit systems: sudo /path/to/metasploit-latest-linux-x64-installer.run
    • For 32-bit systems: sudo /path/to/metasploit-latest-linux...

Setting up exploitable targets in a virtual environment

Metasploit is a powerful penetration testing framework which, if not used in a controlled manner, can cause potential damage to the target system. For the sake of learning and practicing Metasploit, we can certainly not use it on any live production system for which we don't have any authorized permission. However, we can practice our newly acquired Metasploit skills in our own virtual environment which has been deliberately made vulnerable. This can be achieved through a Linux based system called Metasploitable which has many different trivial vulnerabilities ranging from OS level to Application level. Metasploitable is a ready-to-use virtual machine which can be downloaded from the following location: https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/

Once downloaded, in order to run the virtual...

Summary

In this chapter we have learned how to quickly get started with the Metasploit Framework by installing it on various platforms. Having done with the installation part, we'll proceed further to the next chapter to get an overview of structure of Metasploit and component level details.

Exercises

You can try the following exercises:

  • Download Kali Linux virtual machine and play it in VMPlayer or VMware Workstation
  • Try installing the Metasploit Framework on Ubuntu
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Key benefits

  • Carry out penetration testing in highly-secured environments with Metasploit
  • Learn to bypass different defenses to gain access into different systems.
  • A step-by-step guide that will quickly enhance your penetration testing skills.

Description

This book will begin by introducing you to Metasploit and its functionality. Next, you will learn how to set up and configure Metasploit on various platforms to create a virtual test environment. You will also get your hands on various tools and components used by Metasploit. Further on in the book, you will learn how to find weaknesses in the target system and hunt for vulnerabilities using Metasploit and its supporting tools. Next, you'll get hands-on experience carrying out client-side attacks. Moving on, you'll learn about web application security scanning and bypassing anti-virus and clearing traces on the target system post compromise. This book will also keep you updated with the latest security techniques and methods that can be directly applied to scan, test, hack, and secure networks and systems with Metasploit. By the end of this book, you'll get the hang of bypassing different defenses, after which you'll learn how hackers use the network to gain access into different systems.

Who is this book for?

If you are a penetration tester, ethical hacker, or security consultant who wants to quickly learn the Metasploit framework to carry out elementary penetration testing in highly secured environments then, this book is for you.

What you will learn

  • • Get to know the absolute basics of the Metasploit framework so you have a strong foundation for advanced attacks
  • • Integrate and use various supporting tools to make Metasploit even more powerful and precise
  • • Set up the Metasploit environment along with your own virtual testing lab
  • • Use Metasploit for information gathering and enumeration before planning the blueprint for the attack on the target system
  • • Get your hands dirty by firing up Metasploit in your own virtual lab and hunt down real vulnerabilities
  • • Discover the clever features of the Metasploit framework for launching sophisticated and deceptive client-side attacks that bypass the perimeter security
  • • Leverage Metasploit capabilities to perform Web application security scanning

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Table of Contents

10 Chapters
Introduction to Metasploit and Supporting Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Setting up Your Environment Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Metasploit Components and Environment Configuration Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Information Gathering with Metasploit Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Vulnerability Hunting with Metasploit Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Client-side Attacks with Metasploit Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Web Application Scanning with Metasploit Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Antivirus Evasion and Anti-Forensics Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Cyber Attack Management with Armitage Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Extending Metasploit and Exploit Development Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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Jason Calhoun Feb 19, 2018
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Great beginner's guide to Metasploit! This book details the basics of Metasploit for beginners beginning their careers in the field of penetration testing. It explains the major features and extensions of Metasploit and how to integrate them into the product.
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Great book, very informative for beginners!!
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Elias Silva Jan 26, 2018
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The book has a good topics inside, however, when it is explaining how to find an exploit, payload, etc. It does not describe the complete line command to do so.E.g. the book says (page 44), step 1. look for the exploit, payload, etc, in the metasploit database, rather than say. step 1. introduce the "search" command and the string (exploit/payload name) to look at.
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Not quite detailed enough.
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