About Modules
Modules are the underlying core components of the Metasploit Framework. They provide the components and capabilities that Metasploit Pro needs to perform an attack or a execute a task, such as exploiting a target or fingerprinting a host. Every task that Metasploit Pro performs is defined within a module.When you configure tasks and run them from the user interface, Metasploit Pro does a lot of work behind the scenes to select the appropriate modules that it needs to run. For example, the bruteforce attack runs a combination of service specific modules that focus on the services that are running on the target hosts. Metasploit Pro builds an attack plan based on the services that have been identified by the discovery scan or import.If you want to learn more about a particular module, you can use the built-in module search engine or you can visit the Metasploit Exploit Database.
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