Setting up Metasploitable lab

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In this blog:

• Links to other blogs.

• What is Metsploitable?

• Downloading Metasploitable on Virtual Machine.

• Inside Metasploitable.

• What's next?

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This blog is one of a 4 part series on Metasploitable ➡️

➡️ Click here to see how Wireshark can be used to detect SYN flood attacks.

➡️ Click here to see how to run a SYN flood attack on Metasploitable.

➡️ Click here to see how to connect Kali Linux to Metasploitable.

➡️ Click here to see how to fix a common timer error that occurs during bootup.

➡️ Click here to see how to deface Metasploitable's webpage.

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What is Metasploitable?

Metasploitable is an intentionally vulnerable Linux based virtual machine that is used to train pentesters and security professionals.

As mentioned, the machine is vulnerable to attacks that are not possible to execute on modern systems and is solely for educational purposes.

Metasploitable should not be able to face the public network due to its vulnerability.

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Downloading Metasploitable on a Virtual Machine

Download Metasploitable2 here ➡️

https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/

Click download and the zip file will be downloaded.

Metasploitable downloader.

To access the files, right click and extract all from the zip file. I have already extracted it so you can see it underneath.

Metasploitable zip files downloaded.

I have already installed Kali Linux in VirtualBox as you can see on the left. To add a new virtual machine for Metasploitable, click New.

VirtualBox interface.

Name the new machine and select where you want to download it. Select the type as Linux and version as Ubuntu (64-bit) as this is the version of my kali Linux machine.

Choosing Virtual machine operating system.

Select your base memory and processors. I have set my base memory to the recommended 1024MB and the processors to 1.

Choosing hardware limits.

Now use an existing virtual hard disk file and choose the Metasploitable virtual machine disk format file we extracted from the zip file.

Choosing hard disk size.

Now click finish.

Summary of Metasploitable Virtual machine.

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Inside Metasploitable

Click b to start booting the vm.

Home page of Metasploitable.

We are in as ➡️

msfadmin

We are in as msfadmin.

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What's next?

To learn how to connect Metasploitable with Kali Linux and create a home lab, see this blog.

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