Sessions : Active Sessions

Active Sessions

Metasploit Pro opens an active session on a target system if an exploit or bruteforce attack is successful. An active session enables you to interact with and run tasks against the compromised host.
A session can be a Meterpreter or command shell session. The type of session that Metasploit Pro opens depends on the type of attack that the system used to obtain the session.
The session type depends on the mechanism that the attacker uses to create the session and the type of environment on which the session runs. To determine a the session type, open the Sessions window and view the Type column. The Type column lists each session for the session appears.
An active session enables you to take control of the session to perform tasks within the target system.