How to identify malicious network traffic in wireshark

1. How do I detect malicious traffic on my network?
2. How does Wireshark detect malicious traffic?
3. How do I see network traffic in Wireshark?
4. What type of attacks can you detect with Wireshark?

How do I detect malicious traffic on my network?

Using an IDS to detect malware

An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is a type of software that can detect attempts to break into your network. IDS tools can detect intrusion attempts, like malware, viruses, trojans, or worms, and notify you when an attack takes place.

How does Wireshark detect malicious traffic?

If you're looking at a Wireshark capture, you might see BitTorrent or other peer-to-peer traffic lurking in it. You can see just what protocols are being used on your network from the Protocol Hierarchy tool, located under the Statistics menu. This window shows a breakdown of network usage by protocol.

How do I see network traffic in Wireshark?

When you open Wireshark, you see a screen showing you a list of all the network connections you can monitor. You also have a capture filter field to only capture the network traffic you want to see. You can select one or more of the network interfaces using shift+left-click.

What type of attacks can you detect with Wireshark?

This document is divided into sections that deal with different real attacks to local networks, such as ARP Spoof, DHCP Flooding, DNS Spoof, DDoS Attacks, VLAN Hopping, etc. Wireshark is used as the main support tool to help detect, or to a greater extent, analyse the problems generated by these attacks.