Create a payload and listener

This is the fourth option in the SET menu. It is used to create an executable payload and a listener. The SET toolkit will use Metasploit to create an executable file that can do a number of defined malicious actions to a victim's computer. The listener is used to monitor or control the activities of the executable on the victim's computer. However, an attacker has to physically plant this executable on a victim's machine and run it. Due to the dynamics of doing an attack using this method, it is unfavorable since there are other modules that can deliver the executable to the user in more effective ways. It is not simple to get a hold of a victim's computer and install and run an executable. There are simply ...

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