What Are Network Sniffers?
A network sniffer is a powerful utility software primarily used to monitor network traffic in real time by capturing packets of data coming in and out of a computer connected to a network. The pieces of data collected are analyzed to identify and resolve network problems, manage network traffic and detect hackers who also use network sniffers to go about their malicious activities in a network. The activities of hackers include the cracking of users’ coded names or identification numbers and passwords in order to facilitate computer fraud such as the transfer of funds from one account to another and other illegal transactions.
