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wpcap.dll
WinPcap by CACE Technologies (Signed)
Version: | 4.1.0.2001 |
MD5: | 190fb481d293d85b507d071e75bcb05c |
SHA1: | d2afb08d0379bd96e423857963791e2ba00c9645 |
SHA256: | 0948518b229fb502b9c063966fc3afafbb749241a1c184f6eb7d532e00bce1d8 |
What is wpcap.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 wpcap.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: | wpcap.dll |
Publisher: | CACE Technologies, Inc. |
Product name: | WinPcap |
Description: | wpcap.dll Dynamic Link Library - based on libpcap 1.0rel0b branch (20091008) |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wpcap.dll |
File version: | 4.1.0.2001 |
Size: | 274.52 KB (281,104 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 |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.50% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.50% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.50% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview |
2.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 45.00% of WinPcap.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
30.30% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
18.18% |
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Acer |
9.09% |
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Lenovo |
6.06% |
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MSI |
6.06% |
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ASUS |
6.06% |
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GIGABYTE |
6.06% |
|
Intel |
6.06% |
|
Toshiba |
6.06% |
|
Alienware |
3.03% |
|
American Megatrends |
3.03% |
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