Metasploit

The Metasploit Project is a <a href="/facts/Computer_security/7E5dIy7G">computer security</a> project that provides information about <a href="/facts/Vulnerability_(computer_science)/jg0Gr71M">security vulnerabilities</a> and aids in <a href="/facts/Penetration_testing/Jd7lFd4z">penetration testing</a> and <a href="/facts/Intrusion-detection_system/mAw24Fyo">IDS signature</a> development. It is owned by <a href="/facts/Boston/exjfn6xf">Boston</a>, <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>-based security company, Rapid7.
Its best-known sub-project is the <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing <a href="/facts/Exploit_(computer_security)/EdlqsRJM">exploit</a> code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the Opcode Database, <a href="/facts/Shellcode/9Fauln6h">shellcode</a> archive and related research.
The Metasploit Project includes <a href="/facts/Anti-computer_forensics/EAfjJnns">anti-forensic</a> and evasion tools, some of which are built into the Metasploit Framework. In various operating systems it comes pre installed.

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