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SNIFFER.SYS on NT

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jallison

jallison

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What does the file "Sniffer.sys" on Windows NT do? Why would it be loaded in memory on my machine? Why does it not show up under processes when I look at the task manager?
 
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Sniffer.sys is the driver which interfaces at the NDIS layer to capture traffic. As this is installed as a service it will always be present in memory, even if it is not actively used.

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