File Extension PCAP

File type: Ethernet Packet Sniffer File

Click here to run a free instant scan for PCAP related errors.

Notes about the PCAP file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The PCAP file type is primarily associated with 'Ethernet Packet Sniffer File'. PCAP is a format used by Ethernet packet sniffing software like Ethereal or Wireshark.

Cannot access PCAP files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open PCAP files", this means either:

A. You need to indentify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .PCAP

Detailed information for file extension PCAP:

Primary association: Ethernet Packet Sniffer File

Program ID: ethereal-file , wireshark-file

Other applications associated with file type PCAP:

TCPDUMP (Style Capture) The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: D4 C3 B2 A1 , ASCII:

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .PCAP

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: ethereal-file
EXEFile: D:\hack'n-crack\Ethereal\ethereal.exe %1

ProgramID: ethereal-file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ethereal\ethereal.exe %1

ProgramID: wireshark-file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Wireshark\wireshark.exe

ProgramID: ethereal-file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_wwwUtils\_BB\Ethereal0.10.10\ethereal.exe

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