Exploit, in very simple words, is a piece of code or a collection of commands specifically written in a typical format that takes advantage of a vulnerability or weakness in the software/hardware and causes unanticipated behavior to occur. This unintended behavior may be in the form of a system crash, denial of service, buffer overflow, a blue screen of death, or the system being unresponsive. When we talk about exploits, we have something known as a zero-day exploit. A zero-day exploits a security vulnerability on the same day the vulnerability gets known. This means that developers have zero days to address and patch the vulnerability. These are used by attackers to attack vulnerable systems before the developer of the target software knows about the vulnerability.
Learning Metasploit Exploitation and Development
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<p>Metasploit is an open source exploit framework that provides you with heaps of exploits, as well as tools to assist you in creating your own exploits. This includes the ability to generate a large range of shellcodes for different purposes and platforms that can be customized to attack your target. The recent improvements in network security mechanisms have given rise to new trends and techniques of compromising a network. This book deals with these recent trends and attack tips to compromise the weakest to the strongest of networks. Metasploit Exploitation and Development describes actual penetration testing skills and ways to penetrate and assess different types of networks.<br /><br />Metasploit Exploitation and Development is a perfect fit for hackers who want to develop some real exploitation skills. This book has been designed with a practical approach which emphasizes hands-on rather than theoretical reading. It covers all the new exploits for new operating systems and tips from the experience of real hackers. This is a best buy book for learning the art of exploitation and skills of a penetration tester.<br /><br />Metasploit Exploitation and Development is a guide to real network hacking with the best tricks to master the art of exploitation.</p>
<p><br />This book has been designed in well-defined stages so the reader learns more effectively. From the actual setup to vulnerability assessment, this book provides an individual with in-depth knowledge of an expert penetration tester. The book deals with vulnerability assessment exercises with some of the industrially-used tools and report-making tips. It covers topics such as client exploitation, backdoors, post exploitation, and also exploitation development with Metasploit.<br />This book has been developed with a practical hands-on approach so that readers can effectively try and test what they actually read.</p>
<p><br />Metasploit Exploitation and Development covers the experience of real network hacking with some of the latest operating systems. The readers will go through a journey in which they will learn from basic to advanced levels of the art of exploitation.</p>
<p><br />This book covers real hacking and exploitation of the current vulnerabilities in some of the latest operating systems.</p>
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Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Learning Metasploit Exploitation and Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Lab Setup
Metasploit Framework Organization
Exploitation Basics
Meterpreter Basics
Vulnerability Scanning and Information Gathering
Client-side Exploitation
Post Exploitation
Post Exploitation – Privilege Escalation
Post Exploitation – Cleaning Up Traces
Post Exploitation – Backdoors
Post Exploitation – Pivoting and Network Sniffing
Exploit Research with Metasploit
Using Social Engineering Toolkit and Armitage
Index
Customer Reviews
