Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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packet.dll
WinPcap by CACE Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 4.1.0.1452 |
| MD5: | 7da852a662220698155f56441cf8e6a6 |
| SHA1: | f93cf8e53f1a367229790e2b1f8b01b5ca1d4328 |
| SHA256: | bdcd8335feccda8236acebdb34408752d03f9046dd013fda51ab7a24d40596dc |
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: | 4.1.0.1452 |
| Size: | 94.52 KB (96,784 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
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.99% |
|
| 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% |
|
