Required Materials
It should come as no surprise that the majority of exploits available in the Metasploit Framework are targeted against Microsoft Windows, so in order to complete the course labs you will require a target system to attack. This system should consist of a Virtual Machine running on your choice of host operating system.
While VMware Converter and VMware Player are "free", you will have to register for the downloads. However, the virtualization applications and appliances are well worth the registration if you're not already a current member. You may also use VMware Workstation or other implementations of Virtual Infrastructure. In addition to VMware, there is also VirtualBox which can be downloaded for free at https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
This course was created using the latest svn trunk version of the Metasploit Framework which, at the time of this writing is version 4.2.0-dev. If you are using back|track 5 as your platform, you can always update to the latest version of the trunk by issuing the "msfupdate" command.
