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Npcap VS WinDump

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Npcap logo Npcap

Npcap is the Nmap Project's packet sniffing library for Windows.

WinDump logo WinDump

WinDump is the Windows version of tcpdump, the command line network analyzer for UNIX.
  • Npcap Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-04-29
  • WinDump Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-10-29

Npcap videos

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Review on new released Nmap 7.80 at DefCon 2019 I 11 New NSE Scripts I Npcap

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Bumblebee + Hybrid Windump = VDPAU

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Npcap and WinDump)

Npcap

WinDump

Monitoring Tools
65 65%
Monitoring Tools
35% 35
Security & Privacy
62 62%
Security & Privacy
38% 38
Web Scraping
59 59%
Web Scraping
41% 41
Performance Monitoring
58 58%
Performance Monitoring
42% 42

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Npcap seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 7 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Npcap mentions (7)

  • WireShark Unable to Load Npcap; Not Able to Capture Packets
    >Installed WireShark 3.6.3.0 >>Opening Yellow Banner displays "Unable to load Npcap or WinPcap (wpcap.dll); you will not be able to capture packets. In order to capture packets, Npcap or WinPcap must be installed. See https://npcap.com/ for a downloadable version of Npcap and for instructions on how to install it." >>>Npcap 1.55 and 1.60 both fail with the same errors when attempting the install process...... Source: about 2 years ago
  • what is this?...
    Https://nmap.org/npcap/ a.k.a. https://insecure.org/ (insecure.com redirects to this). Source: over 2 years ago
  • Npcap loopback adaptor
    Npcap is a tool used to sniff and inject packets. It could be used for something nefarious, but it could also be used for NMAP, WireShark and various other networking tools. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Alternative method for recovering R7000
    2.5: install npcap (you dont need to open it just install it) https://nmap.org/npcap/ (Turn off wifi on pc or laptop). Source: almost 3 years ago
  • Let's talk about must have applications that you can't live without! 2021 Edition
    Npcap (Free) - Gives PCem access to my PCs network card so I can go online with Windows 95. Source: about 3 years ago
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WinDump mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of WinDump yet. Tracking of WinDump recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Npcap and WinDump, you can also consider the following products

WinPcap - Industry-standard tool for link-layer network access in Windows.

Win10Pcap - Win10Pcap is a WinPcap-based Ethernet packet capture library.

Wireshark - Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.

clumsy - clumsy makes your network condition on Windows significantly worse, but in a managed and...

Proxycap - ProxyCap empowers you to divert your PC’s system associations through intermediary servers.

Change MAC Address - A powerful and simple tool for changing the MAC address of a network adapter.

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