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Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook

You're reading from   Metasploit Penetration Testing Cookbook Evade antiviruses, bypass firewalls, and exploit complex environments with the most widely used penetration testing framework

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788623179
Length 426 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Monika Agarwal Monika Agarwal
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Abhinav Singh Abhinav Singh
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Nipun Jaswal Nipun Jaswal
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Daniel Teixeira Daniel Teixeira
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Metasploit Quick Tips for Security Professionals FREE CHAPTER 2. Information Gathering and Scanning 3. Server-Side Exploitation 4. Meterpreter 5. Post-Exploitation 6. Using MSFvenom 7. Client-Side Exploitation and Antivirus Bypass 8. Social-Engineer Toolkit 9. Working with Modules for Penetration Testing 10. Exploring Exploits 11. Wireless Network Penetration Testing 12. Cloud Penetration Testing 13. Best Practices 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Installing Metasploit on Windows

Installation of the Metasploit Framework on Windows is simple and requires almost no effort. The framework installer can be downloaded from the Metasploit official website (http://www.metasploit.com/download). In this recipe, we will learn how to configure Metasploit on Windows.

Getting ready

You will notice that there are four editions of Metasploit available:

  • Pro: For penetration testers and IT security teams
  • Express: For IT generalists at SMBs
  • Community: For small companies and students
  • Framework: For developers and security researchers

To follow along with this book, it is recommended to download the latest framework edition of Metasploit (https://windows.metasploit.com/metasploitframework-latest.msi), which contains the console and all other relevant dependencies.

How to do it...

Once you have completed downloading the installer, simply run it and sit back. It will automatically install all the relevant components. Once the installation is complete, you can access the framework through various shortcuts created by the installer:

While installing Metasploit on Windows, you should disable the antivirus protection, as it may detect some of the installation files as potential viruses or threats and can block the installation process. Once the installation is complete, make sure that you have white-listed the framework installation directory in your antivirus software, as it will detect the exploits and payloads as malicious.
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