Metasploit Vulnerability Exploitation Tool: The Basics

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 5 minutes and 43 seconds
Students: 747
Rating: 5/5

The lesson covers the basics of using Metasploit. Metasploit is a free penetration testing tool and comes installed in Kali Linux. Metasploit is designed to make hacking simple and is an essential tool for pen testing. If you have a vulnerable target, simply point Metasploit at it, pick a payload and hit enter. Metasploit automates processes such as information gathering, detection evasion and gaining access. Metasploit uses a command line interface in the terminal, but a Graphical User Interface version is available.

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