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module

TCP SYN Port Scanner

Disclosed
N/A
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

Enumerate open TCP services using a raw SYN scan.

Author

kris katterjohn [email protected]

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

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