Part 5 - Metasploit Payloads & Stagers
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This video delves into Metasploit payloads. It examines the components of a payload that is used to perform an exploit: Modules - single or stagers (multiple). Stagers - "stage" a connection between the Kali host and the target. Stages - pieces of a payload downloaded by a stager. Used to build up a the connection.
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Video Description
This video delves into Metasploit payloads. It examines the components of a payload that is used to perform an exploit:
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Modules - single or stagers (multiple).
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Stagers - "stage" a connection between the Kali host and the target.
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Stages - pieces of a payload downloaded by a stager. Used to build up a the connection.
Video Transcription
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>> Let's learn a little bit more about what a payload is.
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When I say the word payload, all that really
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means to you is that it's a way to perform an exploit.
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It's an exploit module.
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>> That's the way to think about.
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>> That's the Metasploit terminology if you will.
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We have different types of modules.
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We have Singles, Stagers, and Stages.
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A Single module is one that's just stand alone.
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It's basically self-contained.
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It doesn't need any other components.
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But if we have a Stager,
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what that's doing is trying to
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>> stage a connection between
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>> the callee or your Metasploit instance
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and the victim machine.
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We think about it as a way to make
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the connection as part of the overall exploit.
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Lastly, we have Stages which are the pieces of
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the payload that are
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downloaded by the stagers themselves.
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If I'm building a network connection, reverse TCP,
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for instance, or a Meterpreter shell
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>> or HTTP connection.
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>> That's what the Stager does.
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What the Stages are,
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the individual pieces that are
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needed to build that connection up.
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