What Is Metasploit Framework | Use of Metasploit framework.

Metasploit;

Metasploit is most popular and powerful Exploit development, testing and deployment framework which is widely adapted and used by the security researcher and hackers. It is available open source and for all the major operating systems i.e. Windows, Linux based and OS X. It is mostly used penetration testing software. Metasploit is capable of Web application vulnerability assessment, social engineering attacks, password auditing, mobile platform exploitation and other smart exploitations. It is written with Ruby on Rails and is developed in such a way to make the process of writing and exploitation payloads as simple as possible. Penetration testing software to help you act like the attacker

Attackers are always developing new exploits and attack methods—Metasploit penetration testing software helps you use their own weapons against them. Utilizing an ever-growing database of exploits, you can safely simulate real-world attacks on your network to train your security team to spot and stop the real thing.   

Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. We have written this article to instruct you about such kinds of phishing attacks that are done by attackers. We are not responsible for any misuse of this article or tool.

History;

        Metasploit was created by H. D. Moore in 2003 as a portable network tool using Perl. By 2007, the Metasploit Framework had been completely rewritten in Ruby. On October 21, 2009, the Metasploit Project announced that it had been acquired by Rapid7, a security company that provides unified vulnerability management solutions.

Like comparable commercial products such as Immunity's Canvas or Core Security Technologies' Core Impact, Metasploit can be used to test the vulnerability of computer systems or to break into remote systems. Like many information security tools, Metasploit can be used for both legitimate and unauthorized activities. Since the acquisition of the Metasploit Framework,

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Metasploit Framework:-

The basic steps for exploiting a system using the Framework include. Optionally checking whether the intended target system is vulnerable to an exploit. Choosing and configuring an exploit (code that enters a target system by taking advantage of one of its bugs; about 900 different exploits for Windows, Unix/Linux and macOS systems are included). 

Choosing and configuring a payload (code that will be executed on the target system upon successful entry; for instance, a remote shell or a VNC server). Metasploit often recommends a payload that should work. Choosing the encoding technique so that hexadecimal opcodes known as "bad characters" are removed from the payload, these characters will cause the exploit to fail. The framework features publicly available exploits and comes in handy to network security administrators that need to perform penetration tests and check patch installations. It has the capability to identify false positive threats and exploitable vulnerabilities, perform automatic vulnerability analysis, prioritize tasks, as well as perform real-time pen-testing. Metasploit editions range from a free edition to professional enterprise editions, all based on the Metasploit Framework, an open source software development kit with the world's largest, public collection of quality-assured exploits.

Executing the exploit:-

        This modular approach – allowing the combination of any exploit with any payload – is the major advantage of the Framework. It facilitates the tasks of attackers, exploit writers and payload writers. Metasploit runs on Unix (including Linux and macOS) and on Windows. The Metasploit Framework can be extended to use add-ons in multiple languages.

        To choose an exploit and payload, some information about the target system is needed, such as operating system version and installed network services. This information can be gleaned with port scanning and TCP/IP stack fingerprinting tools such as Nmap. Vulnerability scanners such as Nessus, and OpenVAS can detect target system vulnerabilities. Metasploit can import vulnerability scanner data and compare the identified vulnerabilities to existing exploit modules for accurate exploitation.

System Requirements for Installation:-

• 2 GHz+ processor
• 4 GB RAM available (8 GB recommended)
• 1 GB available disk space (50 GB recommended)
• Google Chrome (latest)
• Mozilla Firefox (latest)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

How to install Metasploit Framework:-

1. Click on the Download button. This will start the download from the website of the developer.
2. Once the Metasploit is downloaded click on it to start the setup process.
3. When the installation is finished you should be able to see and run the program.

Disclaimer;

This article is for educational purposes only. We have written this article to instruct you about such kinds of phishing attacks that are done by attackers. We are not responsible for any misuse of this article or tool.