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Can anyone please tell me, what npcap does and why we need it?
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This is actually a computer application for capturing network traffic.
For more information, check the it here:
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Npcap is the Nmap Project's packet sniffing (and sending) library for Windows.
Latest release is 0.9994, so what you have is an older release. If you are not using it then it's likely OK to uninstall it.
Thank you Bianca,
I found it in apps and after some searches, I did not get any result apart from Npcap Loopback Adapter.
It did not seem to be the adapter and certainly I did not find the adapter anywhere. I'd be grateful if you could find out what this is. Thanks.
Thank you very much, this is now resolved.
Thank you very much, this is now resolved.
