GPEN · Question #232
Which of the following tools is a wireless sniffer and analyzer that works on the Windows operating system?
The correct answer is D. Aeropeek. AiroPeek (marketed as Aeropeek) is a commercial Windows-native wireless packet sniffer and protocol analyzer used to capture and inspect 802.11 wireless frames.
Question
Which of the following tools is a wireless sniffer and analyzer that works on the Windows operating system?
Options
- AVoid11
- BAirsnort
- CKismet
- DAeropeek
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A16% (8)
- B6% (3)
- C8% (4)
- D71% (36)
Why each option
AiroPeek (marketed as Aeropeek) is a commercial Windows-native wireless packet sniffer and protocol analyzer used to capture and inspect 802.11 wireless frames.
Void11 is a Linux-based tool designed primarily to perform IEEE 802.11 deauthentication and disassociation attacks against wireless clients, not a general-purpose packet sniffer for Windows.
AirSnort is a Linux-based tool specifically designed to recover WEP encryption keys by passively collecting and statistically analyzing wireless traffic over time.
Kismet is an open-source wireless network detector, passive sniffer, and intrusion detection system that operates on Linux and Unix-based platforms, not on Windows.
Aeropeek, also known as AiroPeek and developed by WildPackets, is a commercial wireless LAN analyzer built specifically for the Windows operating system. It captures 802.11 wireless frames and provides deep protocol decoding and analysis capabilities, distinguishing it from the majority of wireless sniffers that require a Linux environment to interface with wireless adapters in monitor mode.
Concept tested: Windows-native wireless LAN sniffing and analysis tools
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