Questions tagged [sniffer]
A sniffer is a program that monitors and analyzes network traffic, detecting bottlenecks and problems.
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How can i find out if someone is using a sniffer on my network [duplicate]
If I suspect someone is using a sniffer to gain access to my info how can I find out? Is it possible?
I need someone to explain this to me like im 5 because I know nothing about this stuff
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How to sniff connection between web browser and 127.0.0.1:1234 running HTTP proxy on Client B's machine while taking internet from client A's machine?
Client A is connected to the public internet.
Client B gateway address is connected to the Client A's network interface.
Client B is running a Web browser which is sending requests to 127.0.0.1:1234 ...
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Can your ISP pull off a man-in-the-middle attack over unencrypted DNS?
Today I was visiting a website, using HTTPS obviously, that firefox gave me a certificate error and said that the certificate did not match the website's information.
After a bit of investigation, it ...
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Fiddler with Android Emulator mostly shows "A SSLv3-compatible ClientHello handshake was found" with no headers or data
When I run fiddler with a proxy for the BlueStacks Android emulator (on Windows), many of the results are listed as "Tunnel to" a random IP address, with no headers and no information on the ...
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Is an Ethernet FTP server on a local network safe if an attacker can't access the router?
I'm having trouble understanding certain security concepts and I was wondering if someone could help me out with some questions.
Imagine this setup:
A home router with a very strong password, that ...
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Is packet sniffing or other manipulation possible at a DSL or cable wire between my modem and the ISP?
Can a DSL or cable wire between my modem and the ISP be manipulated in any way at the hardware level to sniff the traffic data?
For example by neighbours with physical access to the wires in a big ...
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Can an HTTPS request be sent twice?
When sniffing network traffic, one can see an HTTPS packet and all its (encrypted) data.
I am wondering what would happen if this packet is copied and then re-sent.
Is there a protocol at some layer ...
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Processing Exceptionally High Volume Singular Flows
I wanted to know if anyone had experience sensoring single flows that generate 90 kpps or upward of traffic. My conundrum is that I use tools which I would like to be able to properly see an entire ...
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At times bettercap ARP sniffing works great and at times not at all, what would be the reason?
I like to track the websites my daughter goes to in order to have some control. So I installed bettercap and setup a script to start it to sniff the HTML URLs being accessed (well, the reverse URL ...
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How To Validate Secure Traffic from Chrome with Element To Matrix.org on Linux
Are you familiar with the Element chat system of https://app.element.io ? Are you familiar with its connections to Matrix.org (for a free account)? Is there a way that I can sniff this traffic on the ...
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How do I prevent against man-in-the-middle, specifically the packet injection attack? [closed]
I suspect that I am being targeted in a man-in-the-middle attack from the ISP or in-between of the fiber cable transit or the node by sniffer hardware that detects and injects the malicious packets.
I ...
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Detect and optionally block a certain string in network traffic on Windows 10
Suppose I have some important text data on my computer, like a plain text password y5278dhk28ds and I have malware on my PC that periodically searches for sensitive data and sends that data to ...
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how to prevent multicast packets from being snooped
As we know, any user can send IGMP to join a multicast group, which means an unauthirized user can capture any multicast packets in a traditional LAN.
I want to prevent the multicast packets from ...
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Can my work computer sniff my home network? [duplicate]
Can my work computer sniff the websites that my parents personal computer go through? I know this would be very unethical for the company to do so but I never realized this is POTENTIALLY possible ...
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Sniff the traffic of sim card [closed]
I wonder if Sim Card traffic can be sniffed? I mean only the internet connection when it makes to requests to several websites. Sniff those traffic by WireShark maybe?
P.S: not messages, only network ...
