Armitage makes post-exploitation as easy as clicking on a button. To execute post-exploitation modules, right-click on the exploited host and choose Meterpreter 4 as follows:
Choosing Meterpreter will present all the post-exploitation modules in sections. If we want to elevate privileges or gain system-level access, we will navigate to the Access submenu and click on the appropriate button, depending on our requirements.
The Interact submenu will provide options for getting a command prompt, another Meterpreter, and so on. The Explore submenu will offer options such as Browse Files, Show Processes, Log Keystrokes, Screenshot, Webcam Shot, and Post Modules, which are used to launch other post-exploitation modules that are not present in this submenu.
This is shown in the following screenshot:
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