Chapter 4 – Meterpreter Shell
Learn about Meterpreter shell. Resources ● http://en.wikiblogs.org/wiki/Metasploit/MeterpreterClient ● http://cyberarms.wordpress.com/2013/02/03/remotely-recording-speech-and-turning-it into-searchable-text-with-metasploit-watson/ Introduction After a successful exploit a Meterpreter shell allows you to perform many different functions along with a full remote shell. Meterpreter is great for manipulating a system once you get a remote connection, so depending on what your goals are; a Meterpreter shell is usually preferred to a straight remote terminal shell. Meterpreter gives us a set of commands and utilities that can be run to greatly aid in security testing. For example, there are commands to pull the password hashes and gather data & settings from the system. There are also some fun tools included in Meterpreter, for example, you can turn on the user’s webcam and grab still shots, you can turn on the remote microphone and even grab desk...