How to hook another applicaton winsock API "recv" and parse its packet

[DaviiD2010]

Hi all . could any one show me an example on how to hook another application winsock API "recv" and parse its packet which contain given value for example "value="?

There is this external application that i don't have its source code. That application communicates with its server via winsock API and recive some data back from server. So what i want to do hook to the process of that applicaton and read the data that it recives from server and parse it. I don't have any experience with hook so i came for help here. Looking forward for some replies.Thanks

 

[JustinEzequiel]

I use a 3rd-party application when I want to go packet sniffing.
google WireShark

 

[DaviiD2010]

justin i know i have used few of them in the past but i want to write my own so i could filter traffic to things i need not to get all the garbage.So i hope some expert help achieve that task.