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Meterpreter and Post-Exploitation
Meterpreter and Post-Exploitation Meterpreter is a powerful Metasploit shell that runs in memory and gives friendly commands. Post-exploitation is what an attacker does after getting in. Gather info, dump password hashes, look for other machines to reach (lateral movement). Knowing these steps helps
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What it is
Meterpreter is a powerful Metasploit shell that runs in memory and gives friendly commands.
Post-exploitation is what an attacker does after getting in.
What attackers do next
Gather info, dump password hashes, look for other machines to reach (lateral movement).
Why it matters for security
Knowing these steps helps defenders detect them: watch for hash-dumping, odd processes and unusual internal connections.
Learn more in the lesson: 23.5 Meterpreter and Post-Exploitation