Starting with Metasploitable 2, go to the folder that has the file, metasploitable-linux-2.0.0.zip. Ensure the contents of the compressed folder are extracted. These files make up a virtual hard disk that can later be added on to a hypervisor:
Open VirtualBox, click on New. The wizard opens on guided mode, however, we are going to use expert mode:
For the Hard disk option, we are going to use the Metasploitable 2 virtual hard disk; these are the extracted files from the previous step. Select the Use an existing ...