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Starting msfconsole
Starting msfconsole msfconsole is the main Metasploit command line. db_nmap runs Nmap and saves the results, so modules can use them. search finds a module, use selects it. Metasploit shows how known bugs are abused. Use it only on Metasploitable-class VMs on a host-only network, then apply the patc

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What it is
msfconsole is the main Metasploit command line.
How it works
db_nmap runs Nmap and saves the results, so modules can use them.
search finds a module, use selects it.
Why it matters for security
Metasploit shows how known bugs are abused.
Use it only on Metasploitable-class VMs on a host-only network, then apply the patch.
Learn more in the lesson: 23.2 Starting msfconsole