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Metasploit

by David Kennedy, Jim O'Gorman, Devon Kearns, Mati Aharoni
July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
328 pages
9h 1m
English
No Starch Press
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Appendix B. Cheat Sheet

Here is a reference for the most frequently used commands and syntax within Metasploit’s various interfaces and utilities. See Meterpreter Post Exploitation Commands in MSFencode Commands for some all-in-one commands that will make your life easier.

MSFconsole Commands

show exploits

Show all exploits within the Framework.

show payloads

Show all payloads within the Framework.

show auxiliary

Show all auxiliary modules within the Framework.

search name

Search for exploits or modules within the Framework.

info

Load information about a specific exploit or module.

use name

Load an exploit or module (example: use windows/smb/psexec).

LHOST

Your local host’s IP address reachable by the target, often the public IP address when not on a local network. ...

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