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SMB Scanner Check File/Directory Utility

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module is useful when checking an entire network
of SMB hosts for the presence of a known file or directory.
An example would be to scan all systems for the presence of
antivirus or known malware outbreak. Typically you must set
RPATH, SMBUser, SMBDomain and SMBPass to operate correctly.

Authors

aushack [email protected]
j0hn__f

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/admin/smb/check_dir_file
msf auxiliary(check_dir_file) > show actions
...actions...
msf auxiliary(check_dir_file) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(check_dir_file) > show options
...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(check_dir_file) > run

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