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78SA
04-02-2012, 8:41pm
What is it and how would it get on my computer?

DJ_Critterus
04-02-2012, 8:45pm
pcap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

78SA
04-02-2012, 8:53pm
pcap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pcap)

How about english and if it's something malicious? I know for a fact I did not install it.

DJ_Critterus
04-02-2012, 8:57pm
From the article it looks like it comes built into windows.

78SA
04-02-2012, 8:58pm
Could it be part of Trend Micro's RUbotted?


Yep, that's it.

DJ_Critterus
04-02-2012, 9:00pm
Don't know. I'm a networker and don't play around much with end user stuff.

carlton_fritz
04-02-2012, 9:02pm
From the article it looks like it comes built into windows.
Didn't find it on my laptop. Windows 7.

DJ_Critterus
04-02-2012, 9:07pm
Didn't find it on my laptop. Windows 7.

I refer you back to post #6 and the part about end user equipment:cheers:

78SA
04-02-2012, 9:29pm
RUBotted uses it.

DJ_Critterus
04-02-2012, 11:21pm
RUBotted uses it.

Thanks. I hate getting into end user equipment. Us networkers like the big picture stuff :yesnod:

carlton_fritz
04-03-2012, 8:12am
Sounds like it needs removed.