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TCP Port Scanner

Created
05/30/2018

Description

Enumerate open TCP services by performing a full TCP connect on each port. This does not need administrative privileges on the source machine, which may be useful if pivoting.

Author(s)

  • hdm <x@hdm.io>
  • kris katterjohn <katterjohn@gmail.com>

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/scanner/portscan/tcp
msf auxiliary(tcp) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(tcp) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(tcp) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(tcp) > run 

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– Jim O’Gorman | President, Offensive Security

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