Kali Linux 2018: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing - Fourth Edition

MSFConsole

The MSFConsole is one of the most efficient, powerful, and all-in-one centralized frontend interfaces for penetration testers to make the best use of the exploitation framework. To access msfconsole, navigate to Applications | Exploitation Tools | Metasploit or use the Terminal to execute the following command:

    # msfconsole  

You will be dropped into an interactive console interface. To learn about all of the available commands, you can type the following command:

    msf> help  

This will display two sets of commands; one set will be widely used across the framework, and the other will be specific to the database backend where the assessment parameters and results are stored. Instructions about other usage options can be retrieved ...