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A new modular security and system‑monitoring suite (feedback welcome)

1•j0hnsm1th•1h ago
Over the past months I’ve been building something I couldn’t find anywhere else: a modular, real‑time security and system‑monitoring suite that runs locally, stays lightweight, and gives you deep visibility into what your machine is actually doing.

It started as a personal project, but it’s grown into a surprisingly capable toolkit — now over 70 independent monitoring modules, each focused on a specific part of the system. Everything is written in C#, no external dependencies, no cloud processing, no telemetry.

Some examples of what it currently monitors:

    System integrity: driver loads, DLL injection attempts, shadow copy tampering, privilege escalation, ransomware‑like behavior

    Network activity: DNS queries, DHCP events, LAN entity discovery, loopback anomalies, Nmap‑style scans

    User‑space behavior: clipboard changes, screenshot attempts, camera/mic activation, window focus, idle anomalies

    File & registry: permission changes, metadata tampering, large file creation, root‑drive activity, registry edits

    Hardware & OS: battery health, power events, USB devices, performance spikes, uptime, service changes

    Forensics modules: browser cookie inspection, hash change detection, driver inventory, kernel driver monitoring

    External data: real‑time weather monitor, multi‑currency crypto tracker with 24h change, highs/lows, and trend arrows
Everything logs cleanly with timestamps, and each module can be enabled or disabled independently. The suite is still under active development — I’m adding modules almost daily — but it’s already stable enough for real use.

Because a few people asked: yes, it’s buyable. I’m keeping it simple for now: €5 / $5, purchased directly from me. If you want to try it, send an email to:

contact.levisantegoets@gmail.com

After payment, you’ll receive:

    a Windows installer

    a personal serial key bound to your name

    permission to install it on your own devices
No subscriptions, no online accounts, no telemetry.

If you’re into system internals, security tooling, or just like seeing what your machine is really doing behind the scenes, I’d love feedback — especially from the HN crowd. This project is still evolving, and I’m very open to ideas, criticism, and feature requests.

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