![Metasploit Tutorial](/metasploit/images/metasploit-mini-logo.jpg)
- Metasploit Tutorial
- Metasploit - Home
- Metasploit - Introduction
- Metasploit - Environment Setup
- Metasploit - Basic Commands
- Metasploit - Armitage GUI
- Metasploit - Pro Console
- Metasploit - Vulnerable Target
- Metasploit - Discovery Scans
- Metasploit - Task Chains
- Metasploit - Import Data
- Metasploit - Vulnerability Scan
- Metasploit - Vulnerability Validation
- Metasploit - Exploit
- Metasploit - Payload
- Metasploit - Credential
- Metasploit - Brute-Force Attacks
- Metasploit - Pivoting
- Metasploit - Maintaining Access
- Metasploit - MetaModules
- Metasploit - Social Engineering
- Metasploit - Export Data
- Metasploit - Reports
- Metasploit Useful Resources
- Metasploit - Quick Guide
- Metasploit - Useful Resources
- Metasploit - Discussion
Metasploit - Vulnerable Target
A vulnerable target is a machine or device with an unpatched security hole. It makes the host vulnerable, which is the target in this case.
For testing purpose, Rapid7 has created a VM machine with plenty of vulnerabilities. Keep in mind that you are not allowed to penetrate any device without permission. Hence, you need to download metasploitable which is a Linux machine.
Metasploitable can be downloaded from − www.information.rapid7.com/
![Download Metasploitable](/metasploit/images/download_metasploitable.jpg)
Fill out the form to register yourself. Next, you will get the following screen with a direct link to download Metasploitable.
![Register](/metasploit/images/register.jpg)
Next, open the VirtualBox Manager and go to Machine → New.
![VirtualBox Manager](/metasploit/images/virtualbox_manager.jpg)
Click “Use an existing virtual hard disk file" and browse to the location where you have downloaded Metasploitable. Click Open.
![Click Open](/metasploit/images/click_open.jpg)
On the next screen, click Create.
![Click Create](/metasploit/images/click_create.jpg)
Now, you can login to Metasploitable using the default username: msfadmin and password: msfadmin.
![Metasploitable Login](/metasploit/images/metasploitable_login.jpg)