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PCAP Remote 1.0.0.19

9.3 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 4.1 - 102 reviews


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PCAP Remote, developed and published by egorovandreyrm, has released its latest version, 1.0.0.19, on 2023-12-11. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.1, based on 102 reviews.

PCAP Remote APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 5.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.egorovandreyrm.pcapremote

Updated: 1 year ago

Developer Name: egorovandreyrm

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing PCAP Remote on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.1
Total 102 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2020-06-13
Works as advertised. Captured pcap trace from the phone that I could download and analyze which helped find the networking issues right away. Much easier than the path I was on trying to capture the network trace from the router. RE the comment about needing VPN: that's how it works, RTM. Stock Android doesn't allow root networking access that would be needed to snoop, so the app, per google own recommendations, uses a local loopback VPN to intercept the network traffic. It's only on while the capture is running, then turns itself off. You can confirm it in the phone's network settings.

1 ★, on 2020-05-07
Why does it request to connect to a VPN server. hhhhmmm something is phishi here. I cancelled it right away. This tool should only be doing local traffic sniff and the data that was sniffed should not leave my mobile phone. thus, connecting to a VPN server is not necessary.

5 ★, on 2020-05-01
Exactly what I needed. Clear instructions, nice UI, no hassle. I love this.

5 ★, on 2020-01-09
Really like this app it just works without much issue and is able to narrow down the packet capture that of one app which is extremely useful. I was able to see an app I was using is having some issues with some json calls so that's pretty handy! Thanks for the app!

5 ★, on 2020-06-01
Nice app.. Helped me to debug my own apps. Recommend many of my colleagues and friends. Thank you for such a wonderful app. 🙂

5 ★, on 2020-05-21
The App works great. Performed captures both locally and onto a remote laptop without problems.

Previous Versions

PCAP Remote 1.0.0.19
2023-12-11 / 9.3 MB / Android 5.0+

About this app

Features:
#1: Remote capturing using the built-in SSH server;
#2: Supporting Wireshark sshdump tool (https://www.wireshark.org/docs/man-pages/sshdump.html);
#3: Capturing traffic as .pcap file;
#4: MITM (Man-in-the-middle) functionality, which allows you to decrypt traffic in Wireshark;
#5: No root required.

Limitations:
#1: TLS 1.3 is not supported when using the MITM functionality;
#2: The SSH server only supports IP v4 clients;
#3: Hotspot/Tethering traffic can't be captured.

Info/How-to: https://egorovandreyrm.com/pcap-remote-tutorial/
SSH private key: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x6b0vmi73fdovau/pcapremote_sshkey.pem?dl=1

PCAP Remote is a non-root network sniffer app that allows you to debug and analyze
Android traffic on your desktop PC using the app's built-in SSH server, which is useful and often a must when developing mobile applications that use complex/custom network protocols. The traffic is captured using an Android OS feature called VpnService.

The app is primarily designed to be used in conjunction with Wireshark, which is the most famous tool for network troubleshooting, analysis, software and communications protocol development, and education.

Although Wireshark is the tool that is recommended, other similar tools can also be used as captured packets are saved in the commonly used pcapng format.

Github repository: https://github.com/egorovandreyrm/pcap-remote

New features

capturing-not-working-on-pixel4-devices bug fixed
not-decrypting-tls-when-there-is-no-sni-header bug fixed

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.