Installing and introducing PowerShell Empire

Let's introduce PowerShell Empire with a hands-on look. Installation is a snap, though this is one of those tools that has an actual installer. Clone into the project with git and then execute install.sh inside Empire's new folder:

It takes a few minutes, so this is a good time to grab some coffee and maybe catch up on that TV show you've been neglecting. When you're ready, fire it up with ./empire inside the framework's directory. Look familiar?

That's right—it has the Metasploit look and feel. ...

Get Hands-On Penetration Testing on Windows now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.