The Next Stage: What to Do Now?

After successfully gaining a shell, you are in the Post-Exploitation phase. The goal is to gather more information, elevate privileges, and establish persistence.

Introducing Meterpreter

Meterpreter (part of Metasploit) is an advanced, dynamic payload that lives entirely in memory (fileless). It provides a powerful command interface for advanced post-exploitation tasks.

Key Meterpreter Commands

Command	Function
`sysinfo`	Gathers details about the target system (OS, architecture).
`getuid`	Shows the user context you are currently running as.
`upload / download`	Transfers files between the attacker and the target.
`ps`	Lists running processes.
`migrate [PID]`	Moves the Meterpreter session into a more stable process (crucial).
`shell`	Drops into a standard command-line shell (cmd.exe or bash).