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Updated on: 30 September 2025 By: Joe
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Tool Documentation:

$ msfconsole
Existing database found, attempting to start it
Starting database at /home/casca/.msf4/db...waiting for server to start.... done
server started
success
Metasploit tip: Run modules in the background with run -j so you can 
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       =[ metasploit v6.4.91-dev-                               ]
+ -- --=[ 2,562 exploits - 1,310 auxiliary - 1,680 payloads     ]
+ -- --=[ 431 post - 49 encoders - 13 nops - 9 evasion          ]

Metasploit Documentation: https://docs.metasploit.com/
The Metasploit Framework is a Rapid7 Open Source Project

msf > 

$ msfvenom –help

MsfVenom - a Metasploit standalone payload generator.
Also a replacement for msfpayload and msfencode.
Usage: /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/../embedded/framework/msfvenom [options] <var=val>
Example: /opt/metasploit-framework/bin/../embedded/framework/msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=<IP> -f exe -o payload.exe

Options:
    -l, --list            <type>     List all modules for [type]. Types are: payloads, encoders, nops, platforms, archs, encrypt, formats, all
    -p, --payload         <payload>  Payload to use (--list payloads to list, --list-options for arguments). Specify '-' or STDIN for custom
        --list-options               List --payload <value>'s standard, advanced and evasion options
    -f, --format          <format>   Output format (use --list formats to list)
    -e, --encoder         <encoder>  The encoder to use (use --list encoders to list)
        --service-name    <value>    The service name to use when generating a service binary
        --sec-name        <value>    The new section name to use when generating large Windows binaries. Default: random 4-character alpha string
        --smallest                   Generate the smallest possible payload using all available encoders
        --encrypt         <value>    The type of encryption or encoding to apply to the shellcode (use --list encrypt to list)
        --encrypt-key     <value>    A key to be used for --encrypt
        --encrypt-iv      <value>    An initialization vector for --encrypt
    -a, --arch            <arch>     The architecture to use for --payload and --encoders (use --list archs to list)
        --platform        <platform> The platform for --payload (use --list platforms to list)
    -o, --out             <path>     Save the payload to a file
    -b, --bad-chars       <list>     Characters to avoid example: '\x00\xff'
    -n, --nopsled         <length>   Prepend a nopsled of [length] size on to the payload
        --pad-nops                   Use nopsled size specified by -n <length> as the total payload size, auto-prepending a nopsled of quantity (nops minus payload length)
    -s, --space           <length>   The maximum size of the resulting payload
        --encoder-space   <length>   The maximum size of the encoded payload (defaults to the -s value)
    -i, --iterations      <count>    The number of times to encode the payload
    -c, --add-code        <path>     Specify an additional win32 shellcode file to include
    -x, --template        <path>     Specify a custom executable file to use as a template
    -k, --keep                       Preserve the --template behaviour and inject the payload as a new thread
    -v, --var-name        <value>    Specify a custom variable name to use for certain output formats
    -t, --timeout         <second>   The number of seconds to wait when reading the payload from STDIN (default 30, 0 to disable)
    -h, --help                       Show this message