Output formats

Now that we have learnt the basic usage of msfvenom, let's explore some of the available output formats. At the beginning of this chapter, we listed all the available output formats using the --help-formats option; now we will focus on some of the different types and options.

How to do it...

We will start by having a look at the dll output format and how to use it. DLL stands for dynamic-link library, which is Microsoft's implementation of the shared library concept, meaning that they are libraries of functions that can be imported into applications.

1. First, we will generate our payload using dll as the output format and set up our listener:

root@kali:~# msfconsole -q
msf > msfvenom -p windows...