4-2 Shells & Payloads
There are a lot of existing resources for what shells and payloads to reach for. I can recommend these sources to use. Later versions will flesh out specific considerations for what to use.
- Swisskey PayloadAllTheThings
- HackTools browser extension: nice for being able to quickly modify IP and ports for common shells in particular.
- Red Team Notes for more specific commands and payloads, not limited to shells.
- Sliver: I've particularly liked this for gaining more stable shells on Windows.