wpcap.dll
WinPcap by CACE Technologies (Signed)
Overview
wpcap.dll has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 4.1.0.2001. The average file size is about 331.85 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to CACE Technologies by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs ProSafe Plus Utility, Performance Guard Agent (msi) and Dell EqualLogic Host Integration Tools have been observed as installing specific variations of wpcap.dll.
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
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| 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 |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | CACE Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, May 6, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, May 7, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of WinPcap.)
All file variations of wpcap.dll
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% |
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| Intel |
6.06% |
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| Toshiba |
6.06% |
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| Alienware |
3.03% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.03% |
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