Metasploit Revealed: Secrets of the Expert Pentester

Post-exploitation with Armitage

Armitage makes post-exploitation as easy as clicking on a button. In order to execute post-exploitation modules, right-click on the exploited host and choose Meterpreter as follows:

Choosing Meterpreter will present all the post-exploitation modules in sections. If we want to elevate privileges or gain system-level access, we will navigate to the Access sub-menu and click on the appropriate button depending upon our requirements.

The Interact submenu will provide options for getting a command prompt, another meterpreter, and so on. The Explore submenu will provide options such as Browse Files, Show Processes ...