Argus

A network reconnaissance and monitoring tool built with Rust and Tauri. Combines the functionality of Angry IP Scanner, Advanced IP Scanner, Ping Info View, and Nmap into a single desktop application with a cyber/NOC-themed UI.

Named after Argus Panoptes, the hundred-eyed giant of Greek mythology.

Features

Scanner

• ICMP ping sweep with unprivileged sockets (no root/admin required)
• IP range input supporting CIDR, start-end ranges, comma-separated, and mixed formats
• Reverse DNS hostname resolution
• TCP connect port scanning with configurable port lists
• Service banner grabbing (SSH, FTP, SMTP, HTTP)
• NetBIOS name and workgroup resolution
• Sortable, filterable, real-time results table
• Host detail panel with full port breakdown
• Export to CSV (all hosts or Up-only)
• Column show/hide preferences (persisted)
• Row checkboxes with select-all for batch operations

Nmap Integration

• Shell out to system nmap with scan presets (Quick, Service Detection, OS Detection, Full)
• Custom argument support
• Real-time streaming output with color-coded lines
• Verbose mode toggle
• Start/stop control

Continuous Ping Monitor

• Multi-host ping monitoring with configurable intervals (1s to 30s)
• Per-host statistics: min/avg/max latency, packet loss, consecutive failures
• Status detection: Up, Down, Degraded
• State change event logging
• Add hosts manually or import from scan results

Cross-tab Workflow

• Send scan results to Monitor or Nmap tabs (all hosts, Up-only, or checked)
• Right-click context menu: copy IP/hostname, open HTTP/HTTPS, traceroute, send to other tabs
• Each tab has independent manual input

Other

• Traceroute via system tracepath (Linux) or tracert (Windows), no privileges required
• Privilege detection indicator in status bar
• Auto-update check against Gitea/GitHub releases API
• Dark cyber/NOC theme with circuit board art and glow effects

Requirements

• Rust (stable, 2021 edition)
• Tauri v2 system dependencies
  • Linux: webkit2gtk-4.1, libappindicator3-dev, librsvg2-dev, and related libs
  • Windows: WebView2 runtime (included in Windows 10/11)
• nmap (optional, for Nmap tab functionality)
• tracepath or traceroute (optional, for traceroute feature; tracepath is usually pre-installed on Linux)

Building

# Development
cargo tauri dev

# Production build
cargo tauri build

Privileges

The core scanning workflow runs without elevation on all platforms:

• Linux: Uses unprivileged ICMP datagram sockets (kernel 2.6.30+). Requires user's GID within net.ipv4.ping_group_range.
• Windows: Uses Win32 IcmpSendEcho2Ex API. No administrator rights required.

Running as root/admin enables additional nmap scan types (OS detection with -O, SYN scanning with -sS).

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	Tauri 2
Backend	Rust
Frontend	Vanilla JavaScript
Async	Tokio
ICMP	ping-async
DNS	dns-lookup

Project Structure

argus/
├── src-tauri/
│   └── src/
│       ├── commands/       # Tauri IPC command handlers
│       │   ├── actions.rs  # URL launch, privilege check
│       │   ├── export.rs   # CSV export
│       │   ├── monitor.rs  # Continuous ping monitor
│       │   ├── nmap.rs     # Nmap subprocess integration
│       │   ├── scan.rs     # Ping sweep orchestration
│       │   ├── traceroute.rs
│       │   └── updater.rs  # Version check against git releases
│       ├── models/         # Data structures
│       │   ├── host.rs     # HostResult, PortResult, NetbiosInfo
│       │   └── monitor.rs  # MonitorEntry, MonitorStatus
│       ├── net/            # Network utilities
│       │   ├── dns.rs      # Reverse DNS resolution
│       │   └── range.rs    # IP range parsing
│       └── scanner/        # Scanning engines
│           ├── netbios.rs  # NetBIOS NBSTAT queries
│           ├── ping.rs     # ICMP ping sweep
│           └── port.rs     # TCP port scanning + banner grab
├── src/
│   ├── index.html          # App layout
│   ├── styles.css          # Cyber/NOC dark theme
│   └── main.js             # All frontend logic
└── README.md

License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for details.