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packet.dll
WinPcap by CACE Technologies (Signed)
Version: | 4.1.0.2001 |
MD5: | 94ec0b68b4f933cbe5b92523adc4ae2c |
SHA1: | b8efe133d421ccef04fcf13a4aba78999db936e9 |
SHA256: | fa7f1c39218dcd45044f2a54d1744f65edc3f2b0a9024252244f503830b52269 |
What is packet.dll?
WinPcap allows applications to capture and transmit network packets and consists of a driver, that extends the operating system to provide low-level network access, and a library that is used to easily access the low-level network layers. WinPcap comes with Remote Capture capabilities.This requires a remote daemon (called rpcapd) which performs the capture and sends data back and a local client that sends the appropriate commands and receives the captured data.
About packet.dll (from CACE Technologies)
“WinPcap is the industry-standard tool for link-layer network access in Windows environments: it allows applications to capture and transmit network packets bypassing the protocol stack, and has additi”
Details
File name: | packet.dll |
Publisher: | CACE Technologies, Inc. |
Product name: | WinPcap |
Description: | packet.dll (Vista) Dynamic Link Library |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\packet.dll |
File version: | 4.1.0.2001 |
Size: | 98.52 KB (100,880 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | CACE Technologies |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
Expiration date: | Saturday, May 7, 2011 |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.78% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.99% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
16.46% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
7.59% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.33% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
5.06% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
3.80% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
3.80% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.53% |
|
Windows Vista Business |
2.53% |
|
Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.53% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.27% |
|
Windows 8 |
1.27% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.27% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.27% |
|
Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.27% |
|
Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
1.27% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.84% of WinPcap.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
41.56% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
|
Acer |
7.79% |
|
ASUS |
5.19% |
|
Lenovo |
5.19% |
|
Sony |
5.19% |
|
MSI |
2.60% |
|
GIGABYTE |
2.60% |
|
Intel |
2.60% |
|
American Megatrends |
2.60% |
|
Toshiba |
2.60% |
|
Sahara |
1.30% |
|
Samsung |
1.30% |
|
Alienware |
1.30% |
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