Metasploit Framework With Basic Commands

Metasploit Framework 
With Basic Commands
On 
Backtrack 5

Introduction 

Metasploit can be used to test the vulnerability of computer systems to protect them and Metaspoit can be used to break into remote systems.

• Metasploit is created by HD Moore  in 2003.

• HD Moore -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_Moore

• Previously Metasploit   is a  network tool using the Perl scripting language and later Metasploit Framework is completely rewritten in the Ruby language . 

• If you are interested to know more about the Metasploit , then  view this  wikipedia page  click  here -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasploit 

What are Exploits, Payloads, Vulnerablities?

• Exploits : Exploits are the programs that take the advantage of any bug or vulnerability in a computer system.

• Payloads : Payloads are the piece of software through which you can control the computer system after exploited .

• Vulnerability : It is a security hole in a piece of software.

How to open metasploit from Terminal 

• Command : msfconsole 
• This command is used to open console based metasploit .

• Command : msfgui 
• This command ( msfgui ) is used to start the GUI based metasploit .

Banner Command 

• This command is used to see the banner of metasploit.
• Example shown in the image .

• Each time when I use banner command , it display different types of metasploit banner -

Help Command 

• Command : ? 
• This command is used for help .

• Command : help

How to view available Exploits in Backtrack 5 

• Command : show exploits 
• This command display all the available exploits in Backtrack 5 .

How to view all the available Payloads in Backtrack5

• Command : show payloads
• This command is used to display all the available payloads.
• View the below image how to use this command .

How to view Auxiliary in Backtrack 5 

• Command : show auxiliary 
• This command will display all the available auxiliary.

How to use Info Command in metasploit

• This command is used to display the information about the Exploits and Payloads .
• Command: info <exploits>

              info <payloads>

•  Below image shows the exploits info -

• Payloads info : Below image shows the details info about the Payloads .

How to work with ' use ' command :

• Use command is used to load the exploit .
• Command : use <exploit name > 
• Example shown in the below image - 

How to use ' back ' command in metasploit :

• back command is used to move back from the currrent step to previous step .
• Example shown in the image below - 

How to use 'set' command in metasploit :

• In this example 'set' command tells the metasploit to set the ip address of Remote Host and Local Host . 
• Example shown below - 

• Example : In this example we set the payload using "set command " (Shown below  )

How to use "show options " command in metasploit - 

• This command is used to view the options as shown in the image - 
• This command is used to view the options you have entered , shown below - 

Launch the Exploit against the target 

• exploit command is used to launch the exploit against the target.
• Command : exploit 
• Example shown in the image below - 

 

 

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