👁️ ARGOS PANOPTES

The Ultimate Tactical Network Scanner. Speed. Precision. Cyber-Warfare UX.

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📖 Overview

Argos Panoptes is not just a port scanner; it is a Cyber-Reconnaissance Command Center.

Built in pure Golang, it leverages a massive concurrent architecture to scan networks at blazing speeds while providing a cinematic, "God Eye" TUI (Terminal User Interface). Unlike traditional tools that output static text, Argos deploys a live, interactive war room dashboard.

Under the hood, Argos v5.5 introduces kernel-level optimizations, zero-allocation memory pools, and advanced passive fingerprinting to match the capabilities of industry-standard tools like Nmap, but with a fraction of the memory footprint.

✨ SUPREME Features (v5.5.0)

• 🛰️ Ping Sweep Radar (NEW): Intelligent host discovery via ultra-fast TCP ACK probes. Skips dead IPs automatically, saving 95% of scan time on empty subnets. Can be bypassed with -Pn.
• ⚙️ Kernel Tuner (NEW): Automatically maximizes the OS File Descriptor limits (RLIMIT_NOFILE) to allow massive concurrency (>65,000 sockets) without crashing.
• 👻 Ghost Protocol: Integrated Rotating Proxy Engine. Encapsulate raw TCP sockets into SOCKS5 tunnels to anonymize requests and evade IP bans.
• 🧠 Identity Engine v2: Active Service Fingerprinting via the -deep flag.
  • TLS Interception: Extracts Common Names (CN) to reveal hidden domains behind CDNs.
  • HTTP Probing: Captures <title> tags and Server headers.
  • Sanitized Banner Grabbing: Captures SSH/FTP banners with built-in XSS protection for HTML reporting.
• 📺 God Eye Dashboard: A responsive, split-view TUI featuring real-time telemetry, 60fps lock-free rendering, and system diagnostics.
• 🔮 The Oracle Engine: Automatic Risk Assessment Scoring (Critical/High/Low).
• 🎨 Dynamic Tactical Themes:
  • 🔥 BLITZ: High-contrast Neon Red/Orange.
  • ❄️ TITAN: Deep Corporate Cyan/Blue.
  • 👻 SHADOW: Monochrome Stealth.
  • 🍀 SCOUT: Retro Matrix Green.

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⚡ Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.22 or higher installed.
• A terminal with TrueColor support.
• Linux/macOS recommended for optimal kernel tuning (ulimit unlocking).

Build from Source

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/StaiLee/Argos.git
cd Argos

# 2. Build the optimized industrial binary using the Makefile
make build

# 3. (Optional) Install to system path
sudo mv argos /usr/local/bin/

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🚀 Usage

Argos uses a "Tactical Mode" system to simplify complex scanning operations.

./argos -host <TARGET> [FLAGS]

🛡️ Tactical Guide (Modes)

Argos comes with 4 battle-tested presets. Select one using the -mode flag.

Mode	Code	Description	Best Use Case
SCOUT	-mode scout	(Default) Balanced speed & noise. Top 1024 ports.	Initial Recon, Daily Checks.
SHADOW	-mode shadow	Stealth / Evasion. Slow, high jitter.	Red Teaming, Evasion, Anti-IDS.
BLITZ	-mode blitz	Aggressive Strike. Max speed (2000 threads).	CTFs, Internal Labs, Fast Sweep.
TITAN	-mode titan	Deep Audit. Scans ALL 65,535 ports. Heavy load.	Full Vulnerability Assessment.

🚩 Advanced Flags

Flag	Description
-deep	Enable the Identity Engine (HTTP Titles, TLS Certs, Banners).
-Pn	Skip Ping. Force the scan of all IP addresses even if they seem dead.
-random	Force port shuffling to evade linear firewall detection (IDS).
-proxy	Enable Ghost Mode. Path to a JSON list of SOCKS5 proxies.
-p	Override ports (e.g., -p 22,80 or -p 1-5000 or -p all).
-json	Export results to secure JSON file.
-html	Export results to secure HTML report.

💡 Tactical Examples

1. The "Ghost Mode" Scan (Anonymity) Scan a target while routing connections through SOCKS5 proxies with shuffled ports.

./argos -host target.com -proxy proxies_elite.json -mode shadow -random

2. Deep Infrastructure Audit Scan all 65k ports, extract TLS certs, and generate a client-ready HTML report.

./argos -host 10.10.10.5 -mode titan -deep -p all -html report.html

3. Subnet Sweep (Bypass Ping) Scan an entire /24 network aggressively, forcing the scan even if ICMP/Ping is blocked.

./argos -host 192.168.1.0/24 -p 22,80,443,445 -mode blitz -Pn

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🏗️ Technical Architecture (Clean Architecture)

Argos demonstrates the ultimate power of Go Concurrency Patterns and Zero-Allocation Memory Management:

1. Kernel Tuner: Overrides Linux FD limits via syscall.Setrlimit.
2. The Feeder (CIDR Math): Uses Bitwise operations to calculate IP ranges in microseconds without RAM overhead.
3. Host Discovery: Runs asynchronous TCP ACK probes to drop dead IPs instantly.
4. Worker Pool: Employs atomic counters (sync/atomic) and sync.Pool to reuse buffers, drastically reducing the Garbage Collector (GC) pressure.
5. Ghost Engine: Dynamically injects ContextDialer to mutate standard sockets into SOCKS5 wrapped connections.
6. God Eye UI: MVU (Model-View-Update) architecture rendering at 60fps without blocking network operations.

graph TD;
    Config[Target Parsed] --> Ping[TCP ACK Ping Sweep];
    Ping -->|Host Alive| Feeder[Job Generator];
    Ping -.->|Host Dead| Dropped[Ignored];
    Feeder -->|Buffered Channel| Workers(Worker Pool: 500-2000 Goroutines);
    Workers -->|Direct / SOCKS5 Proxy| Target((Target Network));
    Target -->|Raw Sockets| Scanner[Scanner Engine];
    Scanner -->|Port Open| Identity[Identity Engine - Deep Scan];
    Identity -->|Banner/TLS/HTTP| Results(Results Channel);
    Results --> Dashboard[God Eye TUI & Exporters];

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⚠️ Disclaimer

Argos is intended for educational and authorized security testing purposes only. Scanning networks without explicit permission is illegal. The developer assumes no liability for misuse of this tool or damage caused by aggressive scanning modes.

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📜 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.