[๖ۣۜDante]

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INTRODUCTION-
Metasploit Framework or MSF is a famous 'penetration testing suite' which is used by 'pentesters' worldwide and it's almost their first choice to start a 'pentest'. This pentesting suite consists of thousands of 'exploits' which actually are scripts or codes written in some 'scripting languages' like python, perl, ruby etc.

SHORT DEFINATIONS-
Pentesting: A peneration test or pentesting is a typical 'test' the most effective way to detect and identify the vulnerabilities in programs, operating systems, networks etc. so that the system/network wouldn't get compromised by the BH (black hat) hackers and doing so will ensure the system/network is up-to-date in terms of 'security'.
Vulnerability: It's basically a weakness in programs, OS modules, and even human mind (in terms of 'social engineering' which isn't covered in this thread) which can be used to exploit a system and network etc.
Exploit: Exploit is a piece of 'code' which, when executed on a 'vulnerable' machine/system compromises that system. In general, that system would be in hands of the attacker/pentester.

DOWNLOADS AND INSTALLATIONS-
NOTE: All codes should be entered in TERMINAL.

Metasploit Framework (community edition)
To download it, you may need to goto the link provided below and select the appropiate download either Linux or Windows (Linux recommended) as this tutorial will focus on debian Linux i.e. Ubuntu. So download the '.run' file.
Metasploit Framework 4.5
Once downloaded, move that file into this directory-
"/home/your_username_here/Downloads/"
So it'd look like-
"/home/your_username_here/Downloads/metasploit-4.x.x.run"
Then you need to move the file metasploit-4.x.x.run which is actually a GUI installer by the way, to the ROOT directory i.e. " / " (the forward slash) and also set the file's attributes to be executed by ROOT and THEN execute the installer. But you'll need to be ROOT user. To do that either use the 'sudo' or login as ROOT.

Login as ROOT-

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sudo su
mv /home/your_username_here/Downloads/metasploit-4.x.x.run /
chmod +x metasploit-4.x.x.run
./metasploit-4.x.x.run

Using SUDO-

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sudo mv /home/your_username_here/Downloads/metasploit-4.x.x.run /
chmod +x metasploit-4.x.x.run
./metasploit-4.x.x.run

You'll be greeted with the cool logo of Metasploit. Further, click forward. Accept the license agreement and click forward. Select the folder where you wanna install MSF and click forward. Recommended location is in the image.
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Now, click yes on the next prompt to 'register Metasploit as a service' and add it to the startup and click forward. Select the desired SSL port (default: 3790 is recommended) and click forward Name your server e.g. "dante-pc" (you can pick any) and click forward.
Installation should start now. It wouldn't take much long, just stare at it and it'll complete. :P
Sooner you'll see installation is finalizing.
Make sure the checkbox is ticked and click finish-
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Your browser should open a link i.e. "https://localhost:3790/license/offline_activation" and you'll see a warning page like shown below. Don't panic! Simply click proceed anyway (on chrome) or I understand the risks, add an exception (in firefox) and add this page's certificate to your exception list and you'll be good.
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Then, you'll see a page like shown below. Just wait some seconds and you'll be redirected to another page.
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Now, as you're installing MSF for the first time, you've to activate it by registering and making a personal-use account. Simply click on Create Account and follow on-screen instructions.
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Fill-up this simple form-
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Now, click on the get activation key and follow the on screen steps to get the key on your e-mail that you'd provide and login using the user-password you made-
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After logging in, you'll be there which you can call ADMIN-CP of your own MSF. :D You can manage many things from here. Just explore, they're self explicit. Then logout and get ready to see more interesting things. :)
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Open-up a terminal by CTRL+ALT+T or by any means then get ROOT and update the MSF by entering following commands in the terminal-

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sudo su
msfupdate

After the update is complete, you can launch the MSF by following command.

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msfconsole

Wait for about 30 seconds or more to let MSF load all its exploits and scripts etc. into memory. After that, you shall see something what's called the text version of MSF :D with cool ASCII art banner. Enter the following command to check whether or not the database is connected to MSF-. B-)

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db_status

If your output matches the image below then everything is fine. If not so, then read futher- :)
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Now, if your database isn't connected by any cause then what you have to do is, connect MSF to the 'postgresql database'.
NOTE: Read the next section below on how to configure 'postgresql database'.

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db_connect postgre_username:[email protected]/postgresql_database_name

Further reading:
Metasploit Unleashed
Metasploit Wiki
Metasploit Community
Metasploit Help

And you're done!

PostgreSQL 9.1
We need it as it's the only database which is supported by MSF as of now. We need database to store 'informations' on our pentests, IP scans, vulnerability scans, etc.

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sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.1 libpq-dev

After installing it, you've to make sure of two settings in the "postgresql.conf" as below-

listen_addresses = 'localhost'
or
listen_addresses = '127.0.0.1
and
password_encryption = on

If not so, change them by editing the configuration file-

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sudo nano /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf

Now we need to create a postgresql user, password, database and set the ownership of the postgresql database to the user we created. While this part is kinda not needed to be configured as the latest version of MSF i.e. 4.5 comes preconfigured with postgresql database so whenever you run MSF, you can always check the status of 'driver' being used and the database is connected to it (that'd be postgresql for sure) by the entering the following command in MSFCONSOLE terminal-

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db_driver
db_status

If, by any cause, the output of these two commands shown above is like- database not connected, or no driver specified or something like that; then you need to continue with the next piece of code written below. But, if everything seems fine, then you can completely skip this 'postgresql' part and head towards 'git'.

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sudo su postgres -c psql
postgres=# CREATE USER desired_postgres_user_name WITH PASSWORD 'desired_password';
postgres=# CREATE DATABASE desired_database_name OWNER postgres_user_name;
postgres=# \q

Now we need to set password authentication to access the postgres on localhost (127.0.0.1). For that, we need to edit the configuration file located in "/etc/postgresql/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf"

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sudo nano /etc/postgres/9.1/main/pg_hba.conf

Now press CTRL+W and enter 'IPv4 local connections:' without quotes and press 'enter' to search where it is. When you get to that line, you have to change the two fields JUST below this line 'IPv4 local connections:'. Change:

host all all 127.0.0.1/32 md5
to
host "your_postgres_database" "your_postgres_user" 127.0.0.1/32 md5

Commands when you're a postgres user-

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\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with PSQL commands
\g or terminate with semicolon (;) to execute query (just like in C++ :P)
\q to quit

Commands to manage postgresql server-

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/etc/init.d/postgresql start
/etc/init.d/postgresql stop
/etc/init.d/postgresql restart
/etc/init.d/postgresql status

And you're done with postgresql!

GIT
It's a program which will be used to update the MSF database as well as SET too so we need it.

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sudo apt-get install git

SET (Social Engineering Toolkit) *optional*
It's a set of techniques and exploits of MSF which mainly targets the human mind to exploit and compromise a system/network. It isn't used in MSF but SET itself uses exploits of MSF.

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git clone https://www.github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit/ set/

NOTE:Mind the SPACE before set

Now move that downloaded directory named set to "/opt/pentest/set/"
and then UPDATE theset-

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sudo su
cd /opt/pentest/set/
./set-update

You can RUN the set in terminal by moving into the set folder and then running it as-

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sudo su
cd /opt/pentest/set/
./set

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Noticed the warning? Sure you do. So what we've to do is simply edit the configuration file located at "/opt/pentest/set/config/set_config". Issue the command as ROOT (sudo su)-

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nano /opt/pentest/set/config/set_config

Goto line highlighted in the image below and edit as it's in the image. Then press CTRL+O (to save) and CTRL+X (to exit) and your're done. :D
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You may need to update it as well by command-

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./set-update

But you must not be running set when you update it.
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Try running it again-

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./set

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Further reading:
SE Blog

And we're done with set too!

And that's it! That's it for now guys. :D
More tutorials are coming. :D Stay tuned and do post your feedback, I'd love to see that. :D

-Dante 🎉

[-๖ۣۜDivine-]

Well made Dante. Thanks for posting this.

[๖ۣۜDante]

Well made Dante. Thanks for posting this.

Glad you liked it D. 😁 This thread has made me starve, god I need something to eat NOW! 😏

[Keeper]

Nice, hope somebody find it useful. Good job.

[๖ۣۜDante]

Nice, hope somebody find it useful. Good job.

Thanks keeper. :3 Sure this'll be useful. 😊

[Dyme]

Really good tut for people new to *nix and have trouble with stuff like this. Nice contribution!

[๖ۣۜDante]

Really good tut for people new to *nix and have trouble with stuff like this. Nice contribution!

Yea Dyme, this thread is pretty much needed to be posted too. Also, thanks 😁

[supracontra]

Really good tut for people new to *nix and have trouble with stuff like this. Nice contribution!

People who can't even use their operating system shouldn't be using Metasploit.

[shellfu]

Great tutorial! Looking forward to even more things from you :)

-Maxi

[๖ۣۜDante]

Great tutorial!

Thanks Maxiii :3

Looking forward to even more things from you :)

Sure! More are coming ASAP. 👹 🤩

[/Ninja]

Awesome tut man! looks sweet! Another Tut from an Antagonism :D

[๖ۣۜDante]

Awesome tut man! looks sweet! Another Tut from an Antagonism :D

Thanks Ninja! nice to see you like it too. 😁 And yea, <3 Antagonism 😎

[Bohemia]

This is one hell of a tutorial. Just read through pretty quick, but bookmarked it for later ;) Keep up this HQ Work buddy.

[๖ۣۜDante]

This is one hell of a tutorial. Just read through pretty quick, but bookmarked it for later ;) Keep up this HQ Work buddy.

Nice to see that you liked it so much. 😁 Thanks bhai! 😊 More tutorials are coming. 🤩

[SIM-111414]

Awesome tut bro.
Thanks for sharing it.
Its really detailed. :)