Wireshark is an open source software that is globally used as the best tool for network protocol analysis, data packet analysis, network troubleshooting, software analysis, training and development of communication protocols in many companies. Placed. Wireshark software is a continuation of a project that started in 1998. The program was originally called Ethereal and was renamed to Wireshark in 2006 due to project trademark issues. Thousands of programmers from all over the world have developed Wireshark and this software is still being developed, one of its important features is reading and writing in many different formats. The most important of which are the following.