DnsEye

DnsEye has been created as a simple alternative to monitor the network traffic on a system, DNS (Domain Name System) packets in particular, and run a reverse lookup in order to provide the domain names.

The product is designed with a simple interface that does not require any interaction from the user. The layout is clear and intuitive, with the action buttons for starting and stopping the process being visible in the upper part of the screen.

The information captured from the network is shown in the lower part of the application window and includes the DNS names and the details about the time of their occurrence (complete date and time stamp).

Since the program detects the local interface automatically, users do not have too much input in the process except for starting and stopping the operation.

Once the list begins to be populated, users have the possibility to open the links in the default web browser as well as to save them into a local file (plain text).

Working with the program should not be a tough job and its activity should provide valuable insight about the web sites that have been visited and the servers contacted during regular web browsing sessions.

However, during our testing we noticed that it returns an error message as soon as started, unless it runs with elevated privileges. As such, we recommend running it as an administrator.

The simplest way to ensure this without decreasing the security level on the entire system is to install it with administrator privileges. Alternatively, the privilege level in the compatibility settings, under the properties of the executable file can be changed after installation.

DnsEye is extremely simple and provides a good view of the domains that are contacted while browsing the web.