The Tasks Page

The tasks page is where you can see certain actions taken in Metasploit Pro. The following tasks will appear on the “Tasks” page under the “Task” column once started.

  • Discovering
  • Scanning
  • Auditing
  • Bruteforcing
  • Exploiting
  • Importing
  • Cleaning Up
  • Upgrading Sessions
  • Collection
  • Launching
  • Downloading
  • Uploading
  • Nexpose
  • Social Engineering Campaign
  • Quick Pentest
  • Vulnerability Validation
  • Nexpose Scan and Import
  • Web App Test
  • Nexpose Asset Group Push
  • Nexpose Push Exceptions and Validations
  • Generate Executable
  • Generate File
  • Tunneling
  • Listening
  • Replaying
  • Single Password Testing
  • Pass the Hash
  • SSH Key Testing
  • Known Credential Inclusion
  • Passive Network Discovery
  • Validate Single Login
  • Credentials Reuse
  • Attempt Session Login
  • Bruteforce
  • Sonar Import
  • Sonar Host Discovery
  • Run Resource Script

The “Tasks” page has the following information:

  • Task - Name of the task.
  • Task Details - Details the action being taken by the task.
  • Progress - The current task status.
    • Completed - The task ran normally from start to finish.
    • Failed -There were errors when running the task. Check the task log for more information.
    • Interrupted - The task was running when interrupted.
    • Paused - The task was paused by the user. The task can be resumed upon user initiation.
    • Running - The task is currently running.
    • Stopped - The task was stopped by the user. It can not be restarted.
    • Unstarted - The task was initialized, but not started.
  • **Timestamp/Duration - **The time the task was started and the amount of time it ran.
    • Started - Date and time the task started in format `yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss -timezone
    • Duration - Amount of time the task ran.
    • Replay - Some tasks are available to be run again. Clicking “Replay” will take you to the task configuration page. The following tasks can be replayed.
      • Scan
      • Nexpose
      • Bruteforce
      • Exploit
      • Collect Evidence
      • Cleanup
      • Web Audit
      • Web Exploit