IGotU 🛡️

A lightweight Python antimalware scanner – “I Got You” has your back.

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📖 Overview

IGotU is a simple, command-line antimalware tool written in Python.
Scan files or entire directories for known malware signatures, quarantine infected items, and generate quick reports—all without heavy dependencies.

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🚀 Features

• 🔍 File & Directory Scanning: Target individual files or recurse through folders
• 🛑 Signature-Based Detection: Works out of the box with built-in rules (YARA support planned)
• 🗄️ Quarantine Mode: Move infected files to a safe directory
• 📋 Reporting: Summary output in console and optional log file
• ⚙️ Configurable: Command-line flags for scan depth, verbosity, and quarantine path

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🛠️ Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
• (Optional) Virtual environment tool (venv, virtualenv)

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📦 Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/sampolmx/IGotU.git
cd IGotU

# (Optional) create & activate virtualenv
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies (if any)
pip install -r requirements.txt

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# Show help & available options
python Antimalware.py --help

# Scan a single file
python Antimalware.py --scan /path/to/suspicious.exe

# Scan a directory (recursive)
python Antimalware.py --scan /home/user/downloads

# Scan + quarantine infected files
python Antimalware.py --scan /path/to/dir --quarantine ./quarantine
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IGotU/
├── .github/               # CI workflows & actions
│   └── workflows/
├── Antimalware.py         # Main antimalware scanner script
├── LICENSE                # Apache 2.0 license :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
└── README.md              # This document