What is Metasploitable 2
Metasploitable 2 was created by the team at Rapid 7 to be an intentionally vulnerable Ubuntu Linux virtual machine that is designed for easily testing different types of common vulnerabilities. While still being several years old, it is often used in courses like the CEH and Pentest+ as an easy way to find multiple different vulnerabilities using different technologies.
Where can it be downloaded
The easiest place to download it is from it’s project place on Sourceforce. The SourceForce address is https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/ and the direct download link is https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/metasploitable-linux-2.0.0.zip/download
Installation
Create a folder named Metasploitable2 or something similar where you keep your other Virtual Machines. Then unzip the metasploitable-linux-2.0.0.zip into the Metasploitable2 folder.
Open VirtualBox and Hit the Blue New button.
The machine should have the following properties
- Type: Linux
- Version: Linux 2.6 / 3.x /4.x (64-bit)
- Memory size: 1024MB
- Select Use an existing virtual hard disk file and click on the yellow icon to the right
- Click on the Add Button on the top left and browse to the Metasploitable2 folder. Select the Metasploitable.vmdk file and click choose
Then click the Create Button
Logging in
Start the Metaploitable 2 machine and then login via the console. The login details are:
- Login: msfadmin
- Password: msafdmin
Run the command ip addr to get the IP address of the machine. Now start hacking.
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