README

Install

Make sure you have python and pip installed.

shell$ pip --version
pip 9.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (python 3.6)

shell$ python --version
Python 3.6.1

Install requests and psutil libraries with pip.

pip install requests psutil

Run vervet.py locally

Vervet.py will run at standalone mode by defaut.

Config.json will be generated at first run.

If you want it to run at server mode, simply change mode to server in config.json.

You don't have to stop application when you did any change to config.

python vervet.py

Howto find application name

Checking application name to be monitored in Python console:

import psutil
list(map(lambda x: psutil.Process(x).name(), psutil.pids()))

# outpu will be:
#
# ['System Idle Process', 'System', 'smss.exe', 'csrss.exe', 'wininit.exe', 'csrss
# .exe', 'winlogon.exe', 'services.exe', 'lsass.exe', 'lsm.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'V
# BoxService.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'sv
# chost.exe', 'audiodg.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'spoolsv.exe', 'svchost
# .exe', 'svchost.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'TeamViewer_Service.exe', 'sppsvc.exe', 'sv
# chost.exe', 'wmpnetwk.exe', 'WmiPrvSE.exe', 'SearchIndexer.exe', 'taskhost.exe',
#  'userinit.exe', 'taskeng.exe', 'dwm.exe', 'explorer.exe', 'VBoxTray.exe', 'WmiP
# rvSE.exe', 'svchost.exe', 'cmd.exe', 'conhost.exe', 'python.exe', 'wuauclt.exe']

Road Map

• vervet.py is going to be a system(CPU/MEM/Network/Process) monitoring tool running in local.
• vervet.py will running in one of two modes: 1). standalone mode or 2). server mode.
• In standalone mode, vervet.py will records system data locally.
• In server mode, vervet.py will post the data to a remote server(this remote server will be accomplished in another repo.).
• vervet.py will be configurable at runtime in both modes.
• vervet.py will be a single file python scripts for easy distribution.
• vervet.py will be easy to use and robust.
• should support both Linux and Windows.