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03. [30p] Network Monitoring
For this task we will use Winhttp.sln inside the Task-03 folder.
We want to check the network traffic generated by the Winhttp.exe file (a program that downloads putty.exe; it is located in the Debug folder, after successfully running the code). By looking at its content, it can be noticed that it makes a request to www.sociouman-usamvb.ro.
Using Wireshark, capture all the frames generated after running this program. Is it possible to extract the conversation data from the packet exchange? Justify your answer.
- Click the Start button and run Winhttp.exe. After Winhttp.exe stops, click the Stop button in Wireshark.
- Use the ping command to get the IP address of the previously mentioned URL.
- Switch back to Wireshark and add a filter for ip.addr = <ip_address> (make sure to use the IP address identified using the ping command).
- Right click on the GET /documents request and choose Follow → TCP Stream.
- In the bottom part of the Wireshark window, at the ”Show and save data as” option, choose “Raw”. Save the capture using the “Save as” button.
- Use Notepad++ to open the .PDF file and remove the headers (GET request and HTTP response).
- Save it, close Notepad++ and double-click on the newly saved .PDF file.
