# hatboy/pcap-analyzer

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1,047 stars · 369 forks · Python · GPL-3.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/HatBoy/Pcap-Analyzer
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/hatboy-pcap-analyzer.md

## Topics

`pcap` `pcap-analyzer` `python`

## Description

Pcap-Analyzer is a desktop utility designed for the forensic analysis of offline packet capture files. It functions by decoding binary network protocols into structured metadata, allowing users to examine network activity without requiring a live connection.

The tool provides comprehensive capabilities for reconstructing communication sessions and extracting application-layer artifacts, such as transmitted files and credentials. It distinguishes itself through integrated geospatial mapping, which correlates source and destination network addresses with physical location databases to visualize communication paths on a global scale.

Beyond reconstruction and mapping, the software includes automated security features that scan packet contents against libraries of known attack signatures. This enables the identification of malicious activity, brute-force attempts, and common protocol-based threats. The platform also generates high-level graphical representations of network traffic, aggregating flow statistics to provide an overview of protocol distribution and communication patterns.

## Tags

### Networking & Communication

- [Network Traffic Analyzers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-traffic-analyzers.md) — Parses offline packet capture files to visualize flows, extract artifacts, and identify security threats.
- [Historical Packet Parsing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/packet-capture-storage/historical-packet-parsing.md) — Decodes binary network protocols from offline capture files into structured metadata for analysis.
- [Artifact Extractors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/protocol-specifications/artifact-extractors.md) — Recovers application-layer artifacts like files and credentials from captured network traffic.
- [Stream Reassemblers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/stream-reassemblers.md) — Reconstructs communication sessions by grouping individual packets into coherent data streams.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Network Traffic Flow Visualizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/visualization-mapping/geospatial-visualizations/connection-visualizers/flow-pattern-visualizers/network-traffic-flow-visualizers.md) — Generates graphical representations of network traffic flows and protocol distribution from packet metadata.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Protocol-Aware Extraction](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/credential-extraction/protocol-aware-extraction.md) — Extracts sensitive credentials and files by parsing network traffic according to specific protocol structures.
- [Network Credential Capturers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/identity-access-management/credential-lifecycle-management/credential-security/credential-extraction-utilities/network-credential-capturers.md) — Reconstructs communication streams to recover transmitted files and credentials from network traffic.
- [Signature-Based Threat Detectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/threat-detection/signature-based-threat-detectors.md) — Identifies malicious activity by matching packet contents against known attack signatures.

### System Administration & Monitoring

- [Geographic IP Lookups](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/geographic-ip-lookups.md) — Visualizes communication paths by correlating network addresses with physical location databases.