🛡️ Silent Process Monitor PRO

Lightweight real-time process monitoring tool using Windows Security Event Logs (Event ID 4688)

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📌 Overview

Silent Process Monitor PRO is a Windows-based security tool designed to monitor and analyze process creation in real time.

Built with VB.NET, it leverages the Windows Security Event Log to capture low-level process activity, making it useful for:

• 🔐 Security monitoring
• 🧪 Malware analysis
• 🛡️ Blue team operations
• 📊 Process behavior tracking

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⚡ Features

• 🔍 Real-time process monitoring (Event ID 4688)

• 🎯 Multiple monitoring modes:

  • Specific process tracking
  • Full system monitoring
  • Taskbar (Explorer-based) processes

• 🧾 Detailed output:

  • Process path
  • Command-line arguments
  • Parent process

• 📁 Persistent logging (monitor.log)

• 🧠 Smart filtering to reduce noise

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🧠 Technical Details

• Language: VB.NET
• API: System.Diagnostics.EventLog
• Event Source: Windows Security Log
• Event ID: 4688 (Process Creation)

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📸 Demo

🖥️ Usage

Run the executable as Administrator

Then choose:

[1] Monitor specific process  
[2] Monitor all processes  
[3] Monitor taskbar processes  

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📸 Example Output

[2026-01-01 12:00:00] New Process
 Process : C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
 Command : cmd.exe /c whoami
 Parent  : explorer.exe
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⚙️ Requirements

• Windows OS
• Administrator privileges
• Enabled auditing for process creation

Enable Audit Policy

1. Run: secpol.msc
2. Navigate to: Security Settings → Advanced Audit Policy → Detailed Tracking
3. Enable: ✅ Audit Process Creation

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🔐 Use Cases

• Malware detection & analysis
• Monitoring suspicious command execution
• Incident response / DFIR
• Learning Windows internals

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🚧 Roadmap

• GUI version (WinForms / WPF)
• Real-time alerts (suspicious activity)
• Export logs (JSON / CSV)
• Process tree visualization
• Detection rules engine

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions, ideas, and improvements are welcome!

Feel free to:

• Fork the repo
• Submit pull requests
• Open issues

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📜 License

MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.

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👨‍💻 Author

Full-stack developer focused on:

• .NET applications
• Cybersecurity
• Malware analysis
• Penetration testing

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⭐ Support

If you like this project, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!