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Ethical Hacking with Metasploit: Exploit & Post Exploit
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Ethical Hacking with Metasploit: Exploit & Post Exploit
Learn Ethical Hacking from scratch with Metasploit, exploit vulnerabilities and become a white hat hacker | Ethical 2026
Created byMuharrem AYDIN, OAK Academy Team
Last updated 10/2026
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What you'll learn
- Ethical hacking involves a hacker agreeing with an organization or individual who authorizes the hacker to levy cyber attacks on a system.
- Becoming an ethical hacker involves learning at least one programming language and having a working knowledge of other common languages like Python, SQL, C++
- Ethical hacking is legal because the hacker has full, expressed permission to test the vulnerabilities of a system
- Many hackers use the Linux operating system (OS) because Linux is a free and open-source OS, meaning that anyone can modify it. It’s easy to access.
- The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification exam supports and tests the knowledge of auditors, security officers, site administrators, security.
- Passing the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam indicates that the credentialed individual is an expert in the governance of information security
- The different types of hackers include white hat hackers who are ethical hackers and are authorized to hack systems, black hat hackers who are cybercriminals.
- You will become an expert in using Metasploit for ethical hacking and network security.
- Set up a lab environment to practice hacking
- Install Kali Linux - a penetration testing operating system
- Install Windows & vulnerable operating systems as virtual machines for testing
- Learn Linux commands and how to interact with the terminal
- Discover vulnerable applications
- Vulnerability scanning, Exploit, Post Exploit, Payload
- Gain control over computer systems using server side attacks
- Exploit vulnerabilities to gain control over systems
- Gathering password hashes, cracking passwords, taking screenshots, logging keystrokes etc.
- Using backdoors to persist on the victim machine
- The very latest up-to-date information and methods
- During the course you will learn both the theory and how to step by step setup each method
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Course content
14 sections • 85 lectures • 5h 20m total length
Requirements
- 8 GB (Gigabytes) of RAM or higher for ethical hacking and penetration testing (16 GB recommended)
- 64-bit system processor is mandatory for ethical hacking and penetration testing course
- 20 GB or more disk space for ethical hacking
- Enable virtualization technology on BIOS settings, such as “Intel-VTx”
- Modern Browsers like Google Chrome (latest), Mozilla Firefox (latest), Microsoft Edge (latest)
- All items referenced in this ethical hacking course are Free
- A computer for installing all the free software and tools needed to practice
- A strong desire to understand hacker tools and techniques
- Be able to download and install all the free software and tools needed to practice in hacking
- A strong work ethic, willingness to learn and plenty of excitement about the back door of the digital world
- Nothing else! It’s just you, your computer and your ambition to get started today in penetration testing
Description
Welcome to the "Ethical Hacking with Metasploit: Exploit & Post Exploit" course
Find a vulnerability, exploit it with Metasploit, and keep access with Meterpreter, the full path from scan to post-exploitation in one course.
Scanning a network tells you what's open. Exploiting it tells you whether that matters. This course picks up where scanning ends: you take a vulnerability you've found, exploit it with the Metasploit Framework, and then do what a real attacker does next, gather credentials, move through the system, and stay in. You learn it against Linux and Windows targets you control, end to end.
You build your lab first, with Kali Linux, Metasploitable, and Windows targets in VirtualBox or VMware. Then you scan for vulnerabilities with Nessus and learn the core concepts: what a vulnerability, an exploit, a payload, and post-exploitation actually mean. From there you work inside Metasploit itself, msfconsole, searching and ranking exploits, and Meterpreter on both Linux and Windows systems. You learn Pass the Hash, a way into a system that doesn't even need a vulnerability, how to set up persistence so access survives a reboot, and how to use Meterpreter's extensions to gather information, manage the system, and move further in. The course closes with password cracking: Hydra, Cain & Abel, and John the Ripper, against real password hashes.
Whether you're moving from network scanning into exploitation, preparing for a penetration testing role, or building a complete offensive security skill set, this course takes you from a found vulnerability to a controlled system. You don't need previous experience with Metasploit or exploitation. Enroll today and begin with lesson one.
What Skills Will You Learn in This Course?
Lab and Vulnerability Scanning: Build a lab with Kali, Metasploitable, and Windows targets, and scan it for vulnerabilities with Nessus.
Exploitation Concepts and Frameworks: The terminology behind exploitation, exploit databases like Exploit-DB and Packet Storm, manual exploitation, and exploitation frameworks.
Metasploit and Meterpreter: Working in msfconsole, searching and ranking exploits, and running Meterpreter on Linux and Windows targets.
Pass the Hash: Exploiting a system with stolen password hashes alone, using Metasploit's PsExec module, with no vulnerability required.
Persistence and Post-Exploitation: Setting up and removing a backdoor, and using Meterpreter's Core, Stdapi, Incognito, and Mimikatz extensions along with Metasploit's gathering and managing modules.
Password Cracking: Cracking Windows and Linux password hashes with Hydra, Cain & Abel, and John the Ripper, using dictionary and brute force attacks.
Who Is This Course For?
Aspiring Penetration Testers: Learners who've scanned a network and want to learn what comes after finding a vulnerability.
Ethical Hacking Students: People building a complete offensive security skill set from scanning through post-exploitation.
Security Analysts: Defenders who want to understand how an attacker moves through a compromised system.
System Administrators: People who want to see how exploitation and persistence actually work, from the attacker's side.
Students and Career Changers: Learners moving into cybersecurity who want hands-on, tool-based practice.
You don't need previous experience with Metasploit or exploitation. You do need a computer that can run virtual machines. The course starts with the lab setup and builds from there.
Why Learn Metasploit and Post-Exploitation?
Finding a vulnerability is only half the job. Metasploit is the framework most penetration testers use to turn a vulnerability into actual access, and Meterpreter is the tool they use once they're in, to gather information, move further, and stay there. Together they're the core skill set behind real exploitation, not just scanning reports.
These skills apply directly to penetration tester and red team roles, and to anyone who needs to understand what happens to a system after it's compromised, including defenders. Pass the Hash, persistence, and credential cracking show up in real incidents, not just labs.
Why Choose This Course?
You go past scanning. Most courses stop at finding vulnerabilities. This one takes you through exploiting them and everything that happens after.
Linux and Windows, side by side. Every major technique, Meterpreter, persistence, password cracking, is practiced against both, so you're not learning one platform's tricks.
Pass the Hash included. You learn to compromise a system using only stolen hashes, a technique that works even when there's no exploitable vulnerability.
Post-exploitation covered in depth. Meterpreter's Core, Stdapi, Incognito, and Mimikatz extensions each get their own space, not a quick mention.
Three password cracking tools. Hydra, Cain & Abel, and John the Ripper are each used hands-on, against real hash types.
Free tools only. The course uses free tools and platforms, so you don't need to buy any tool or application.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Metasploit Framework used for?
Metasploit is a framework for developing and running exploits against known vulnerabilities. Once a system is exploited, it's commonly paired with Meterpreter, a payload that lets you interact with the compromised system directly.
What is Meterpreter?
Meterpreter is an advanced payload that runs in memory on a compromised system and gives you a command interface to explore, gather information from, and control it. This course covers it on both Linux and Windows targets.
What is Pass the Hash?
Pass the Hash is a technique that uses a stolen password hash directly to authenticate to a system, without ever cracking it into plaintext. It can work even against a system with no exploitable vulnerability, which is why this course treats it separately from exploitation.
What is post-exploitation?
Post-exploitation is everything you do after gaining initial access: gathering information, escalating privileges, setting up persistence, and moving to other systems. This course covers it with Meterpreter's extensions and Metasploit's post-exploitation modules.
What's the difference between Nessus and Metasploit in this course?
Nessus finds the vulnerability. Metasploit exploits it. The course follows that order: you scan with Nessus first, then use what you find as the starting point for exploitation with Metasploit.
Which password cracking tools does the course cover?
Hydra for online cracking, Cain & Abel for dictionary and brute force attacks on Windows hashes, and John the Ripper, covered against real Windows and Linux password hash examples.
Do I need previous Metasploit experience?
No. The course starts with exploitation concepts and terminology before moving into msfconsole, so a beginner can follow it.
Do I need to buy any tools?
No. The course uses free tools and platforms, including Metasploit, Meterpreter, and the password cracking tools covered.
Why Learn Metasploit and Post-Exploitation with Muharrem Aydın?
Muharrem Aydın brings years of teaching and real-world experience to this course, with a practical, no-fluff approach: clear explanations, real examples, and every topic in a logical order. You study at your own pace and always have a way to ask when something is unclear.
Clear Video and Audio: See clearly, hear clearly, and learn without distractions.
Lifetime Access: Come back to any lesson whenever you want to review a topic.
Fast, Friendly Q&A Support: Ask your questions in the course Q&A section.
Certificate of Completion: Download your Udemy certificate when you finish the course.
Start Exploiting and Securing Systems Today
Find the vulnerability, exploit it with Metasploit, and learn what a real attacker does once they're in.
Enroll today in the Ethical Hacking with Metasploit: Exploit & Post Exploit course and take your next step toward a career in penetration testing.
Important: This course is created for educational purposes. Use what you learn only on systems you are authorized to test.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn how to find vulnerabilities to exploit
- Anyone who wants to learn the tools to exploit vulnerabilities,
- Anyone who wants to learn Metasploit as exploitation and post exploitation tool
- Anyone who wants to learn "Pass the hash" method to compromise a Windows system with no vulnerability
- Anyone who wants to learn post exploitation using Metasploit Framework
- Anyone who wants to learn how to crack password hashes
- Anyone who wants to learn how to collect sensitive data from end user systems
- People who are willing to make a career in Cyber Security
- Anyone who wants to be a White Hat Hacker
- Anyone who wants to learn ethical hacking
- People who want to take their hacking skills to the next level in ethical hacking metasploit testing course