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Getting ready

You will notice that there are four editions of Metasploit available:

Pro: For penetration testers and IT security teams
Express: For IT generalists at SMBs
Community: For small companies and students
Framework: For developers and security researchers

To follow along with this book, it is recommended to download the latest framework edition of Metasploit (https://windows.metasploit.com/metasploitframework-latest.msi), which contains the console and all other relevant dependencies.

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