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Android PCAP Capture

Capture Wi-Fi packets, without needing root, using RTL8187 USB adapters!

xyzmo SIGNificant · net.kismetwireless.android.pcapcapture

5.0 (1 rating) 4.5K downloads v2012.12.1 666.4 KB Android 3.2+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v2012.12.1 (1)
Updated
Dec 29, 2012 (13 years ago)
APK size
666.4 KB
Requires
Android 3.2+ (API 13)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit, MIPS
Category
Communication (app)
Permissions
1 (1 sensitive)
Website
kismetwireless.net/android-pcap
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Android PCAP Capture is an app by xyzmo SIGNificant in the Communication category. It includes native code only for x86 32-bit, ARM (legacy), ARM 32-bit and MIPS, so it won't run on 64-bit-only phones such as recent Pixels.

It asks for 1 permission, 1 of them sensitive: modify shared storage.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “robindahoodshood”.

Android PCAP Capture is a utility for capturing raw 802.11 frames (“Monitor mode”, or sometimes referred to as “Promiscuous mode”). Android PCAP Capture uses an external USB RTL8187 Wi-Fi card and does not require a custom ROM or root privileges. You will need a device running Android 4 or newer (for USB host support), a working USB host mode implementation (some manufacturers do not have a working implementation), a USB OTG cable or USB host port, and a RTL8187 based wireless NIC, such as the Alfa One. Currently other wireless chipsets are not supported, though hopefully in the future they will be. Capture from the internal wireless device is not possible at this time. Android PCAP Capture is GPL, source is available on the website athttp://www.kismetwireless.net/android-pcap/

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Kismet Wireless” Not the developer's name (“xyzmo SIGNificant”). Names in certificates can't be verified, so this alone proves nothing.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 2, 2020
  • Antivirus scan passed Nov 22, 2020
  • Signed byCN=Mike Kershaw, OU=Android, O=Kismet Wireless, L=New York, ST=New York, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)65:BA:65:44:CB:B1:0D:D6:4A:24:9B:BE:B8:6A:E3:B0:97:33:21:F3
  • File MD5e4f937c518d6e6c2bf66bf31e5d8144a
  • Uploaded by “robindahoodshood” 282 followers · uploading since 2012

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Permissions (1)

Android PCAP Capture requests 1 permission, 1 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Android PCAP Capture APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the Android PCAP Capture APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e4f937c518d6e6c2bf66bf31e5d8144a.

Tags

kismetwireless android pcapcapture communication pcap capture

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