VoidGuard

Windows security and system monitoring — built locally, with visibility and control in mind.

⬇️ Download VoidGuard for Windows

Pre-built Windows installers are available in every release:

• .msi — Windows Installer package
• .exe — NSIS installer

No Rust, Node.js, Visual Studio, or development environment is required to install and use the released application.

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A local Windows security and system-monitoring desktop application for visibility, control, and auditing of your system.

VoidGuard provides process, service, network, port, firewall, DNS, file-integrity, startup, event, risk-scoring, and audit capabilities through a native Windows desktop interface.

VoidGuard is a defensive security tool intended for systems you own or are explicitly authorized to administer. It does not provide remote-control, arbitrary shell execution, or persistence capabilities of its own. See SECURITY.md for details.

🚀 Quick Start

For Users

1. Open the Latest Release.
2. Download either the .msi or .exe installer.
3. Run the installer.
4. Launch VoidGuard from Windows.

That's it. No development tools or source-code setup required.

For Developers

If you want to build VoidGuard from source, see the Development section below.

Repository Contents

• src/, src-tauri/ — the VoidGuard application source code
• handoffs/ — documentation for completed and in-progress development phases
• wiki/ — source Markdown for the GitHub Wiki
• docs/ — informational GitHub Pages documentation
• .github/ — issue templates, pull request template, CI workflow, and Pages deployment workflow

Current Status

VoidGuard currently implements Phases 1 through 6 of the project's development plan described in ARCHITECTURE.md.

Implemented functionality includes:

• Application shell and dashboard
• Process monitoring and management
• Open-port monitoring and control
• Network adapter visibility
• Windows services management
• File-integrity monitoring
• Startup and persistence monitoring
• Scheduled Task monitoring
• Filterable event timeline
• Full audit log
• Risk correlation engine
• Windows Firewall rule management
• Per-interface DNS management
• Real system scanning
• Explained security scoring
• Configurable desktop notifications
• Configurable data retention
• Windows release packaging with MSI and NSIS installers

See the handoffs/ directory for detailed records of what was implemented and verified during each development phase.

Technology Stack

• Frontend: React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS + Lucide Icons + Recharts
• Desktop Shell: Tauri
• Backend: Rust
• Database: SQLite
• Native Windows APIs: Windows crate
• System Information: sysinfo
• Database Access: rusqlite
• WebView: WebView2

Development

Prerequisites

Windows 10/11 with:

• Rust stable toolchain
• Node.js 18+
• Tauri prerequisites
• Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Build Tools
• WebView2

Run in Development

npm install
npm run tauri dev

Build a Release

npm run tauri build

Generated Windows installers are placed under:

src-tauri/target/release/bundle/

Project Layout

src/
  components/         Shared UI components
  pages/              Application pages
  lib/                IPC wrappers and utilities
  types/              TypeScript types

src-tauri/
  src/
    main.rs           Application entry point
    commands/         Native Windows/Tauri commands
    db/               SQLite initialization and migrations
    models/            Shared Rust data models

Security

VoidGuard is designed as a local defensive security and system-monitoring application.

It is intended for:

• Your own Windows systems
• Systems where you have explicit administrative authorization
• Development and security-testing environments you are authorized to manage

VoidGuard does not intentionally provide:

• Remote-control functionality
• Arbitrary remote shell execution
• Built-in persistence mechanisms
• Unauthorized access capabilities

For more information, see SECURITY.md.

Documentation

• ARCHITECTURE.md — system architecture and development plan
• SECURITY.md — security model and privilege boundaries
• DEVELOPMENT.md — development workflow and testing
• RELEASING.md — release and packaging workflow
• handoffs/ — phase-by-phase implementation records
• wiki/ — extended project documentation
• docs/ — GitHub Pages documentation

Releases

Official pre-built Windows installers are published through GitHub Releases.

Each release may provide:

• .msi Windows Installer package
• .exe NSIS installer

Users can install VoidGuard directly without cloning the repository or installing the development toolchain.

For developers, the complete source code and build instructions remain available in this repository.

License

See the repository's license file for the applicable license and usage terms.