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Metasploit, 2nd Edition
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Metasploit, 2nd Edition

by David Kennedy, Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns, Jim O'Gorman
January 2025
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
7h 12m
English
No Starch Press
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9 CLIENT-SIDE ATTACKS

Years of focus on network defense have drastically shrunk traditional attack surfaces. When one avenue becomes too difficult to penetrate, attackers must find new and more sophisticated methods. Client-side attacks have evolved as network defenses have improved. Metasploit includes modules for several built-in client-side exploits that target software commonly installed on computers, such as web browsers, PDF readers, and Microsoft Office applications.

These exploits typically require first bypassing the protective countermeasures a company has by, for example, tricking a user into clicking a malicious link. Suppose ...

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