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module

HTTP Fetch

Disclosed
N/A
Created
Aug 13, 2025

Description

Fetch and execute an x64 payload from an HTTP server.

Authors

Brendan Watters
Muzaffer Umut ŞAHİN [email protected]

Platform

Windows

Architectures

cmd

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 payload/cmd/windows/http/x64/download_exec
msf payload(download_exec) > show actions
...actions...
msf payload(download_exec) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf payload(download_exec) > show options
...show and set options...
msf payload(download_exec) > run

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