The Complete Metasploit Guide

Master the Metasploit Framework and become an expert in penetration testing.

Key Features

Gain a thorough understanding of the Metasploit Framework

Develop the skills to perform penetration testing in complex and highly secure environments

Learn techniques to integrate Metasploit with the industry’s leading tools

Book Description

Most businesses today are driven by their IT infrastructure, and the tiniest crack in this IT network can bring down the entire business. Metasploit is a pentesting network that can validate your system by performing elaborate penetration tests using the Metasploit Framework to secure your infrastructure.

This Learning Path introduces you to the basic functionalities and applications of Metasploit. Throughout this book, you’ll learn different techniques for programming Metasploit modules to validate services such as databases, fingerprinting, and scanning. You’ll get to grips with post exploitation and write quick scripts to gather information from exploited systems. As you progress, you’ll delve into real-world scenarios where performing penetration tests are a challenge. With the help of these case studies, you’ll explore client-side attacks using Metasploit and a variety of scripts built on the Metasploit Framework.

By the end of this Learning Path, you’ll have the skills required to identify system vulnerabilities by using thorough testing.

This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:

Metasploit for Beginners by Sagar Rahalkar

Mastering Metasploit - Third Edition by Nipun Jaswal

What you will learn

Develop advanced and sophisticated auxiliary modules

Port exploits from Perl, Python, and many other programming languages

Bypass modern protections such as antivirus and IDS with Metasploit

Script attacks in Armitage using the Cortana scripting language

Customize Metasploit modules to modify existing exploits

Explore the steps involved in post-exploitation on Android and mobile platforms

Who this book is for

This Learning Path is ideal for security professionals, web programmers, and pentesters who want to master vulnerability exploitation and get the most of the Metasploit Framework. Basic knowledge of Ruby programming and Cortana scripting language is required.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Metasploit and Supporting Tools

Setting up Your Environment

Metasploit Components and Environment Configuration

Information Gathering with Metasploit

Vulnerability Hunting with Metasploit

Client-side Attacks with Metasploit

Web Application Scanning with Metasploit

Antivirus Evasion and Anti-Forensics

Cyber Attack Management with Armitage

Extending Metasploit Exploit Development

Approaching a Penetration Test Using Metasploit

Reinventing Metasploit

The Exploit Fo