Should I remove WinPcap?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,450
United States Rank #6,238
Reach 0.0565%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.02 days
472.54 days >
Average installed length: 248.29 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.0.0.1040 |
100.00% |
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WinPcap 4.0.2
What is WinPcap?
WinPcap is the Windows version of the libpcap library; it includes a driver to support capturing packets. WinPcap consists implementations of a lower-level library for the listed operating systems, to communicate with those drivers; a port of libpcap that uses the API offered by the low-level library implementations. It uses NDIS to read packets directly from a network adapter.
About (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 additional useful features, including kernel-level packet filtering, a network statistics engine and support for remote packet... Read more
Overview
It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The software installer includes 6 files.
Program details
URL: www.cacetech.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\winpcap
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\WinPcap\uninstall.exe
Files installed by WinPcap 4.0.2
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daemon_mgm.exe - WinPcap Remote Capture Daemon installer/remover (daemon_mgm)
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npf_mgm.exe - WinPcap NPF Driver installer/remover (npf_mgm)
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NetMonInstaller.exe - NetMon Protocol Driver Installer (NetMonInstaller)
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Uninstall.exe - WinPcap 4.0.2 (WinPcap 4.0.2 installer)
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rpcapd.exe - WinPcap (Remote Packet Capture Daemon)
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WinPcapInstall.dll - WinPcap Installer Helper
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- rpcapd.exe runs as a service named 'Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental)' (rpcapd) "Allows to capture traffic on this machine from a remote machine.".
How do I remove WinPcap?
You can uninstall WinPcap from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program WinPcap 4.0.2, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove WinPcap.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.41% |
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| Windows XP |
16.35% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.30% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.49% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.45% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.30% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.90% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.46% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.28% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.95% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.90% |
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Geography
53.96% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
53.96% |
| Germany |
4.52% |
| United Kingdom |
3.48% |
| France |
2.85% |
| Italy |
2.23% |
| Brazil |
1.88% |
| Canada |
1.81% |
| Australia |
1.60% |
| Netherlands |
1.39% |
| Spain |
1.25% |
| Iran |
1.25% |
| Taiwan |
1.25% |
| Israel |
1.18% |
| India |
1.18% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
32.57% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
25.23% |
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| Acer |
11.16% |
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| Toshiba |
8.56% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.41% |
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| Intel |
5.50% |
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| ASUS |
4.74% |
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| Sahara |
1.38% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.22% |
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| Samsung |
1.22% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
6.83% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.12% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.75% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.39% |
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| Dell Dell XPS420 |
1.71% |
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| Dell XPS M1530 |
1.71% |
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About CACE Technologies
CACE is the sponsor behind Wireshark and WinPcap, the most widely used Open Source network traffic capture and analysis tools.
Publisher URL: www.cacetech.com