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application and system security scanners

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

security · 108 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

Products in this niche audit source code, binaries, dependencies, and host configurations to uncover software vulnerabilities, exposed secrets, and misconfigurations. They are primarily used by software developers, DevSecOps engineers, and system administrators seeking automated risk assessment throughout the development lifecycle. Unlike broad network monitoring platforms or reactive antivirus software, these tools proactively perform deep structural analysis on application components and system environments.

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Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
RASPIRE - App Security at AI Speed. YC 1176 2026-06-04
Perfai Security PH 291 2026-07-09
Tailsnitch HN 280 2026-01-05
CtrlOps 1.0 PH 241 2026-09-24
bashka GITHUB 160 2026-09-15
Wise-Registrity GITHUB 111 2026-10-02
SnafflePy GITHUB 103 2026-09-24
Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network HN 75 2026-09-15
WebDecoy for Vercel PH 67 2026-09-25
wpaforge GITHUB 57 2026-10-10
youlong-security GITHUB 52 2026-10-05
KeyLeak Detector HN 30 2025-11-01
action-dist-verify GITHUB 30 2026-09-28
csp-forge GITHUB 27 2026-10-13
is-malicious GITHUB 22 2026-09-18
wappacvelyze GITHUB 22 2026-09-12
securify GITHUB 22 2026-10-06
R3ShieldCore GITHUB 21 2026-10-06
deno-lockfile-diff GITHUB 20 2026-09-25
ipa-public-app-security-check GITHUB 19 2026-10-11
secbird GITHUB 17 2026-10-13
HoundDog.ai HN 16 2026-02-02
robo GITHUB 16 2026-09-22
Phantom_Audit_web GITHUB 15 2026-09-25
Smart Scan HN 15 2025-11-24
Tblue HN 15 2026-08-24
Watching browser fingerprinting calls via Chromium's Blink layer HN 15 2026-08-10
Acunetix-Scanner-2026 GITHUB 14 2026-10-02
Trident: Secure your company 24/7 YC 14 2026-08-13
AXguard GITHUB 13 2026-09-14
OpenHack HN 12 2026-06-04
MCP Security Scanning Tool for CI/CD HN 12 2025-11-25
pwshguard GITHUB 11 2026-10-09
BDB-Guardian GITHUB 11 2026-09-20
Script to check if Notepad++ is backdoored by Lotus Blossom APT HN 11 2026-02-17
Get-NetScalerTimeline GITHUB 11 2026-10-04
I checked 1M free proxies HN 10 2026-09-26
Layerleak HN 10 2026-03-26
lockwatch GITHUB 9 2026-09-30
linux-security-hardening GITHUB 8 2026-10-01
prism GITHUB 8 2026-09-11
headerlint GITHUB 8 2026-09-30
genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-26
genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill GITHUB 7 2026-09-26
ScanMySaaS PH 7 2026-09-07
Plugin Auditor PH 7 2026-09-14
wazuh-field-notes GITHUB 6 2026-09-14
Deft-Intruder HN 6 2025-11-25
Alcatraz HN 6 2026-08-04
Poolnarc HN 5 2026-06-01