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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

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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.

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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Sue Brophy Aug 27, 2018

Not quite detailed enough.

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Jason Calhoun Feb 19, 2018

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.

Elias Silva Jan 26, 2018

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.

David Shields Oct 30, 2017

Great book, very informative 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

Using the Kali Linux virtual machine - the easiest way

Installing Metasploit on Windows

Installing Metasploit on Linux

Setting up exploitable targets in a virtual environment

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