Metasploit Utilities
Having covered Metasploit’s three main interfaces, it’s time to cover a few utilities. Metasploit’s utilities are direct interfaces to particular features of the Framework that can be useful in specific situations, especially in exploit development. We will cover some of the more approachable utilities here and introduce additional ones throughout the book.
MSFpayload
The msfpayload component of Metasploit allows you to generate shellcode, executables, and much more for use in exploits outside of the Framework.
Shellcode can be generated in many formats including C, Ruby, JavaScript, and even Visual Basic for Applications. Each output format will be useful in various situations. For example, if you are working with a Python-based ...
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