Eavesdrop for Mac

User Reviews

• Unique and useful

  RiderMarch 7, 2006

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I find this app interesting and quite useful. It allows you to see the raw data that's being transmitting via your TCP/IP connection. I don't know much about what alot the data means... but I like to check that, when I use certain TCP/IP apps, the data (such as logins &amp; passwords) are not being transmitted in plain text. Also, it's interesting to see the background noise that seems to be transmitted, from your computer, related to cookies, and what-not. I've never seen anything similar to it. I'd give it 5-stars if it had a "Help" section, or a manual, for better understanding of things. (And, the "Save" function doesn't seem to work).

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• Great app, though CPU usage goes out of sight

  Dave KApril 17, 2005

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Eavesdrop is great- does what it says and provides an eye-opening look at how much your Mac is constantly communicating in the background without your knowledge. Also amazing to see how unsecure most of your communications really are. Only glitch is that once Eavesdrop begins a capture, CPU usage goes to around 85% on my G4 iMac with 768 megs of ram! You have to quit Eavesdrop to regain your CPU- stopping capture alone is not sufficient.

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• Outstanding

  VersionTrackerUserOpinionNovember 29, 2004

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />This software is the best sniffer i ever see, is way of showing packet is very cool. there is still some little bug (normal it's a beta !) and it's a bit slow sometime but it's very good, will be a ethereal killer when it will have more feature

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