The Metasploit Project announced
today the free, world-wide availability of version 3.1 of their exploit
development and attack framework. The latest version features a
graphical user interface, full support for the Windows platform, and
over 450 modules, including 265 remote exploits. "Metasploit 3.1
consolidates a year of research and development, integrating ideas and
code from some of the sharpest and most innovative folks in the security
research community" said H D Moore, project manager. Moore is referring
the numerous research projects that have lent code to the framework.