‫Because it's one of the most powerful exploit frameworks, and it has a free version with wide functionality.
‫We're going to use Metasploit throughout the course.
‫Metasploit Project is the most used penetration testing framework in the world.
‫It can be used to test the vulnerability of computer systems or to break into remote systems.
‫As I mentioned before, Metasploit was created by H.D. Moore in 2003 using Pearl.
‫By 2007, the Metasploit Framework had been completely rewritten and ruby.
‫In 2009, the project was acquired by Rapid7.
‫Now they have a free and open source version, Metasploit Framework and a commercial version Metasploit
‫Pro.
‫It's best known sub project is the open source Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing
‫exploit code against a remote target machine.
‫The MSF console is probably the most popular interface to the Metasploit Framework MSF.
‫It provides an all in one centralized console and allows you efficient access to virtually all of the
‫options available in MSF.
‫MSF console may seem intimidating at first, but once you learn the syntax of the commands, you'll
‫learn to appreciate the power of utilising this interface.