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DominicBreukerpspy

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Pspy

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Linux - Watches Linux processes in real time to see commands executed by all users, including short-lived processes and cron jobs, without root access.
Procfs Process Snoopers - Scans /proc and uses inotify file system events to catch short-lived processes executed by any user on a Linux system.
Inotify - Uses inotify file system events to trigger process scans when directories are accessed, capturing ephemeral commands.

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Cron Job Monitoring - Captures commands from scheduled cron jobs by monitoring file system activity and scanning for new processes.

Procfs Extractions - Scans the /proc filesystem to detect and report processes as they execute, including those from cron jobs.

Rootless Process Observers - Observes all user processes on a Linux system without requiring root privileges, using only /proc and inotify.

Directory Watchers - Places inotify watchers recursively on specified directories to trigger process scans upon file access events.

Inotify-Based Watchers - Uses inotify file system events to trigger process scans, enabling detection of short-lived commands without root access.

Real Time Process Monitors - Watches Linux processes as they execute and reports commands run by all users, including cron jobs, without requiring root privileges.

Procfs-Based Process Monitors - Watches Linux processes in real time by scanning /proc and using inotify to catch short-lived commands from all users.

Rootless - Scans /proc and uses inotify file-system triggers to catch short-lived processes run by any user, including cron jobs.

Procfs Polling Monitors - Polls /proc periodically and uses inotify file system events to detect short-lived processes without root privileges.

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