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Kali Linux Cookbook

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Kali Linux Cookbook

Overview of this book

In this age, where online information is at its most vulnerable, knowing how to execute the same attacks that hackers use to break into your system or network helps you plug the loopholes before it's too late and can save you countless hours and money. Kali Linux is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testing and security auditing. It is the successor to BackTrack, the world's most popular penetration testing distribution. Discover a variety of popular tools of penetration testing, such as information gathering, vulnerability identification, exploitation, privilege escalation, and covering your tracks. Packed with practical recipes, this useful guide begins by covering the installation of Kali Linux and setting up a virtual environment to perform your tests. You will then learn how to eavesdrop and intercept traffic on wireless networks, bypass intrusion detection systems, and attack web applications, as well as checking for open ports, performing data forensics, and much more. The book follows the logical approach of a penetration test from start to finish with many screenshots and illustrations that help to explain each tool in detail. The Kali Linux Cookbook will serve as an excellent source of information for the security professional and novice alike!
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Kali Linux Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Mastering the Metasploit Console (MSFCONSOLE)


In this recipe, we will examine the Metasploit Console (MSFCONSOLE). The MSFCONSOLE is primarily used to manage the Metasploit database, manage sessions, and configure and launch Metasploit modules. Essentially, for the purposes of exploitation, the MSFCONSOLE will get you connected to a host so that you can launch your exploits against it.

Some common commands you will use when interacting with the console are:

  • help: This command will allow you to view the help file for the command you are trying to run

  • use module: This command allows you to begin configuring the module that you have chosen

  • set optionname module: This command allows you to set the various options for a given module

  • exploit: This command launches the exploit module

  • run: This command launches a non-exploit module

  • search module: This command allows you to search for an individual module

  • exit: This command allows you to exit the MSFCONSOLE

Getting ready

A connection to the Internet...