How do you extract embedded HTTP objects using Wireshark?

• A. File → Export Objects → HTTP to save embedded objects (images, scripts, etc.) from HTTP traffic.
• B. Right-click HTTP stream → Save As
• C. Use Filter → Save All HTML
• D. Export -> Network Flows

Answer: (A)

Extracting embedded HTTP objects relies on Wireshark’s built‑in HTTP object exporter. When HTTP traffic includes resources like images, scripts, or stylesheets, you can reconstruct and save those objects directly from the capture. Use the menu path File → Export Objects → HTTP. A dialog appears listing all HTTP objects found in the capture, with their filenames and MIME types. You can select one or more items and save them to disk. This approach is specifically designed to pull out the actual resources transmitted over HTTP, making it the correct method for obtaining those embedded objects.

Other actions don’t accomplish this. Saving the HTTP stream itself (often via right‑click on the stream and choosing Save As) saves the complete stream data, not the individual embedded resources. Filters or options that say Save All HTML or Export -> Network Flows don’t extract the separate embedded objects from HTTP responses.