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Metasploit | Metasploit Framework for Penetration Testing
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Metasploit | Metasploit Framework for Penetration Testing
Master Metasploit to perform effective penetration tests, exploit vulnerabilities & enhance your ethical hacking skills
Created byMuharrem AYDIN, OAK Academy Team
Last updated 10/2026
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What you'll learn
- Penetration testing skills make you a more marketable IT tech.
- Understanding how to exploit servers, networks, and applications means that you will also be able to better prevent malicious exploitation. From website and net
- There are many types of penetration testing. Internal penetration testing tests an enterprise's internal network.
- Penetration tests have five different stages. The first stage defines the goals and scope of the test and the testing methods that will be used.
- Penetration testing, or pen testing, is the process of attacking an enterprise's network to find any vulnerabilities that could be present to be patched.
- Ethical hackers and security experts carry out these tests to find any weak spots in a system’s security before hackers with malicious intent find them and expl
- Become an Expert in Using Metasploit
- Learn Ethical Hacking from scratch with Metasploit
- Importance of Penetration Testing
- Types of Penetration Testing
- Basics of Penetration Testing
- Metasploit Filesystem and Libraries
- The Architecture of MSF
- Auxiliary Modules
- Payload Modules
- Exploit Modules
- Encoder Modules
- Post Modules
- Metasploit Community
- Metasploit Interfaces
- Armitage
- MSFconsole
- Enumeration
- Nmap Integration and Port Scanning
- SMB and Samba Enumeration
- MySQL Enumeration
- FTP Enumeration
- SSH Enumeration
- HTTP Enumeration
- SNMP Enumeration
- MTP Enumeration
- Using Shodan with MSF
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Exploitation and Gaining Access
- Post-exploitation-Meterpreter
- Meterpreter Commands
- Pass The Hash with Metasploit
- John the Ripper Module
- Meterpreter Python/Powershell Extension
- Antivirus Evasion and Cleaning
- MSFvenom
- Using Custom Payload Generators
- Deceiving File System Using Timestomp
- The very latest up-to-date information and methods
- During the course you will learn both the theory and how to step by step setup each method
- Ethical hacking involves a hacker agreeing with an organization or individual who authorizes the hacker to levy cyber attacks on a system or network
- Ethical hacking is a good career because it is one of the best ways to test a network.
- In addition to proficiency in basic computer skills and use of the command line, ethical hackers must also develop technical skills
- Many hackers use the Linux operating system (OS) because Linux is a free and open-source OS, meaning that anyone can modify it.
- Ethical hacking is legal because the hacker has full, expressed permission to test the vulnerabilities of a system.
- The different types of hackers include white hat hackers who are ethical hackers and are authorized to hack systems, black hat hackers who are cybercriminals
- Whether you want to get your first job in IT security, become a white hat hacker, or prepare to check the security of your own home network
- An ethical hacker is also sometimes referred to as a white hat hacker. Many depend on ethical hackers to identify weaknesses in their networks, endpoints, devic
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Course content
11 sections • 105 lectures • 10h 20m total length
Requirements
- Be able to download and install all the free software and tools needed to practice
- A strong work ethic, willingness to learn and plenty of excitement about the back door of the digital world
- Just you, your computer and your ambition to get started now!
- A strong desire to understand hacker tools and techniques
- Modern Browsers like Google Chrome (latest), Mozilla Firefox (latest), Microsoft Edge (latest)
- Nothing else! It’s just you, your computer and your ambition to get started today
Description
Welcome to the “Metasploit: Metasploit Framework for Penetration Testing” course
Know the basics of penetration testing but never used Metasploit on a real exploit chain? Learn the framework end to end: enumeration, vulnerability scanning with Nessus, exploitation of real, documented vulnerabilities, deep post-exploitation with Meterpreter, and payload generation with MSFvenom.
Metasploit tutorials often show one exploit and stop. A real engagement doesn’t work that way. You enumerate services, scan for vulnerabilities, pick and configure an exploit, get a session, then escalate privileges, extract credentials, and often have to get past antivirus along the way. Learning Metasploit by chasing single exploit walkthroughs skips most of that.
This course follows the full sequence. You build a lab in VirtualBox and VMware with Kali Linux, Metasploitable, and Windows 7, and cover the networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, subnetting, ICMP, DNS, HTTP) that make sense of what you’re attacking. Then you learn MSFconsole, enumerate services like SMB, MySQL, FTP, SSH, HTTP, SNMP, and SMTP, and run Nessus vulnerability scans. From there you exploit real, documented vulnerabilities, including MS17-010 EternalBlue, and move into deep post-exploitation with Meterpreter: privilege escalation, extracting password hashes and cleartext credentials, pass-the-hash, token impersonation, and maintaining access with backdoor and persistence modules. The course finishes with MSFvenom payload generation and antivirus evasion techniques.
With more than 10 hours of video and five quizzes along the way, you build real command of the framework, not just a few memorized exploits. You should be comfortable with basic penetration testing concepts, such as what a vulnerability and an exploit are, before starting.
What Skills Will You Learn in This Course?
Penetration Testing Foundations: Understand what a penetration test is, its types, and the Penetration Testing Execution Standard, and why Metasploit is central to the work.
Lab Setup and Networking: Build a lab in VirtualBox and VMware with Kali Linux, Metasploitable, and Windows 7, and cover TCP/IP, subnetting, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, and HTTPS.
Metasploit Framework Basics: Navigate MSFconsole, use its databases, and understand exploits and what’s new in Metasploit Framework 6.0.
Enumeration: Enumerate SMB and Samba, MySQL, FTP, SSH, HTTP, SNMP, and SMTP services, integrate Nmap port scanning, and use Shodan with Metasploit.
Vulnerability Scanning with Nessus: Run basic, host discovery, and advanced Nessus scans, add credentials, scan web applications, run compliance scans, and analyze and report results.
Exploitation: Search, configure, and run real exploits, including PHP CGI argument injection, MS17-010 EternalBlue, and vulnerabilities in Java JMX, GlassFish, Jenkins, WinRM, and Axis2/SAP Business Objects.
Post-Exploitation with Meterpreter: Use core Meterpreter commands, escalate privileges, extract password hashes and cleartext credentials, run pass-the-hash and token impersonation attacks, forward ports, and maintain access with backdoor and persistence modules.
Payload Generation and Antivirus Evasion: Generate payloads with MSFvenom, use encoders and custom executable templates, and understand antivirus evasion techniques.
Who Is This Course For?
Aspiring Penetration Testers: You know the basics of ethical hacking and want deep, practical command of Metasploit.
Students Who’ve Finished the Basics: You’ve covered introductory hacking concepts and want to go further with one framework in depth.
Network and Security Administrators: You want to understand how Metasploit compromises systems so you can defend against it.
Security Analysts and SOC Staff: You want offensive context for the exploitation activity you monitor and respond to.
Career Changers into Cybersecurity: You want hands-on, practical exploitation experience, not only theory.
You should be comfortable with basic penetration testing concepts, such as what a vulnerability and an exploit are, before starting. Basic networking knowledge helps, though the course covers the fundamentals.
Why Learn Metasploit?
Metasploit is one of the most widely used exploitation frameworks in penetration testing, and knowing it in depth, not just a handful of commands, is what lets you move from a scan result to actual access and show the real impact of a vulnerability.
These skills apply directly to penetration tester and red team roles, and this kind of exploitation knowledge is also valuable for defenders who want to understand what an attacker’s tooling actually does.
Why Choose This Course?
The full sequence, not isolated exploits. Enumeration, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation are taught in the order a real engagement follows.
Real, documented vulnerabilities. You exploit MS17-010 EternalBlue and several other named CVEs and vulnerabilities, not invented examples.
Post-exploitation covered in depth. Privilege escalation, credential extraction, pass-the-hash, token impersonation, and persistence each get their own lessons, not a single overview.
Nessus included. Vulnerability scanning and reporting with Nessus sit alongside Metasploit, so you see how a finding becomes an exploit.
Payloads and evasion. MSFvenom and antivirus evasion techniques are covered, not just default Metasploit payloads.
Check your progress. Quizzes after key sections let you confirm what you’ve learned before moving on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need experience before taking this course?
Yes, some. You should already understand basic penetration testing concepts, such as what a vulnerability and an exploit are. The course covers networking fundamentals, so you don’t need deep networking knowledge, but it is not a complete beginner’s introduction to hacking.
What is Metasploit?
Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing framework used to find, exploit, and report vulnerabilities in target systems. It bundles exploits, payloads, and post-exploitation tools in one platform.
Is it legal to use Metasploit?
Metasploit is legal to use on systems and networks you own or are explicitly authorized to test. Using it against systems without permission is illegal. This course is built entirely around a lab you set up yourself.
What is EternalBlue?
EternalBlue (MS17-010) is a well-known vulnerability in Microsoft’s SMB protocol, used in the WannaCry ransomware outbreak. The course exploits it against a vulnerable lab target as a real, documented example.
What is Meterpreter?
Meterpreter is Metasploit’s advanced payload, used after a successful exploit to interact with a compromised system: running commands, escalating privileges, extracting credentials, and maintaining access. A large part of the course is dedicated to it.
What is MSFvenom?
MSFvenom is Metasploit’s tool for generating standalone payloads, with options such as encoders and custom executable templates. The course covers it alongside antivirus evasion.
Does the course cover social engineering or the Social Engineering Toolkit?
No. This course is focused on Metasploit’s exploitation and post-exploitation workflow: enumeration, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation. Social engineering is not part of the curriculum.
Does the course cover writing custom exploits?
No. The course teaches you to use Metasploit’s existing exploits effectively, including resource files and advanced options like the all-ports payload. It does not cover exploit development from scratch.
Why does the course still use Windows 7 as a target?
Older, well-documented vulnerabilities like EternalBlue are easier to learn exploitation on, and Windows 7 remains common in real-world lab and training environments for this reason. The course explains this choice directly in a dedicated lesson.
Is this course redundant with your other courses?
There is overlap. The Master Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing course includes a similar Metasploit and post-exploitation section as part of a much larger, broader course that also covers network attacks, Wi-Fi hacking, and web application hacking. If you want Metasploit in focused depth on its own, with lab setup, enumeration, and Nessus scanning built around it, this course is the better fit. If you want Metasploit as part of a complete penetration testing path, the larger course covers it as one part of a bigger whole.
Will this course prepare me for OSCP or a similar certification?
It is not built as exam preparation for a specific certification. It gives you hands-on, practical command of Metasploit, which overlaps with what these certifications test, but certification study needs its own materials and practice.
Why Learn Metasploit with Muharrem Aydın?
Muharrem Aydın brings years of teaching and real-world experience to this course, with a practical, no-fluff approach: clear explanations, real examples, and every topic in a logical order. You study at your own pace and always have a way to ask when something is unclear.
Clear Video and Audio: See clearly, hear clearly, and learn without distractions.
Lifetime Access: Come back to any lesson whenever you want to review a topic.
Fast, Friendly Q&A Support: Ask your questions in the course Q&A section.
Certificate of Completion: Download your Udemy certificate when you finish the course.
Move beyond isolated exploit tutorials. Learn how enumeration, vulnerability scanning, exploitation, Meterpreter post-exploitation, and payload generation fit together in a practical penetration testing workflow.
Enroll today in Metasploit: Metasploit Framework for Penetration Testing and strengthen your hands-on skills with one of the key tools used in ethical hacking.
Important: This course is for educational purposes. Use what you learn only on systems and networks you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to become Metasploit Superstar
- Anyone who wants to learn Metasploit
- Anyone who wants to learn Penetration Test with Metasploit
- Anyone who wants to learn the tools to exploit vulnerabilities,
- Anyone who wants to learn Metasploit as exploitation and post exploitation tool
- Anyone who wants to learn "Pass the hash" method to compromise a Windows system with no vulnerability
- Anyone who wants to learn how to crack password hashes
- People who are willing to make a career in Cyber Security
- Anyone already in Cybersecurity but needs a up-to-date and good refresher
- Anyone who are beginner but wants to become expert