Show HN: TheProtector – Linux Bash script for the paranoid admin on a budget
9 months ago
- #Real-time Monitoring
- #Open Source
- #Linux Security
- TheProtector is a Linux security tool for real-time monitoring and active threat response.
- Features include real-time monitoring of processes, network connections, file system changes, and user activity.
- Active threat response capabilities include blocking malicious IPs, terminating suspicious processes, and quarantining malware.
- Advanced detection uses YARA rule scanning, behavioral baseline learning, and honeypot services.
- Management interface includes a web dashboard, JSON output for SIEM integration, and comprehensive logging.
- Installation requires bash, curl/wget, and other utilities like awk, grep, sed, and iptables.
- Dependencies include yara, jq, inotify-tools, netcat, and bcc-tools for eBPF monitoring.
- Compatible with Ubuntu/Debian, CentOS/RHEL/Fedora, and Arch Linux.
- System requirements include Linux, root access, 512MB RAM, and 100MB disk space.
- Commands include enhanced scans, dashboard start, alerts view, status check, and cleanup.
- Configurable settings include network monitoring, honeypots, YARA scanning, and threat intelligence updates.
- Limitations include being bash-based, Linux-only, requiring root, and lacking enterprise features.
- Troubleshooting tips for permission errors, missing dependencies, high resource usage, and web dashboard issues.
- Community contributions are welcome for bug reports, feature requests, code, documentation, and testing.
- Licensed under GNU GPL v3.0, built and maintained by thelotus as a free, open-source tool.