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Meterpreter is a payload delivered to a target machine that communicates over a network using sockets. It's essentially an enhanced shell, and the client-side payload provides a Ruby API that enables it to be controlled with [[Metasploit]].
Meterpreter is a payload delivered to a target machine that communicates over a network using sockets. It's essentially an enhanced shell, and the client-side payload provides a Ruby API that enables it to be controlled with [[Metasploit]].
==Why Meterpreter is Better==
Meterpreter is an entirely in-memory tool, and writes nothing to disk.
It uses encrypted communications - so replaces cryptcat.
It provides additional functionality that a basic netcat or cryptcat shell might not provide.





Revision as of 03:17, 31 March 2016

What Is It?

Meterpreter is a payload delivered to a target machine that communicates over a network using sockets. It's essentially an enhanced shell, and the client-side payload provides a Ruby API that enables it to be controlled with Metasploit.

Why Meterpreter is Better

Meterpreter is an entirely in-memory tool, and writes nothing to disk.

It uses encrypted communications - so replaces cryptcat.

It provides additional functionality that a basic netcat or cryptcat shell might not provide.


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