Top 5 Rust threat-detection Projects
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rustinel
Open-source endpoint detection engine for Windows and Linux using ETW, eBPF, Sigma, YARA, IOCs, and ECS NDJSON alerts.
Project mention: Open-source endpoint detection engine for Windows and Linux | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-11 -
polymorph
🛡️ Open-source APE, Zig, and WASM polyglot malware detector. Catch cross-platform threats that evade AV. ⚡ (by xonoxitron)
Project mention: PolyMorph – Open-source APE / Zig / WASM polyglot malware detector | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-18 -
Project mention: Show HN: Anya – Offline static malware analysis (Rust) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-18
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Security-Log-Analyser
Production-grade security log analyser with CVSS 3.1 scoring and Groq AI integration. Built with Rust workspace architecture for fast incremental compilation. Detects 10+ threat types including SQL injection, XSS, malware, and port scanning.
Project mention: Security log analyser in Rust with CVSS 3.1 scoring and AI threat detection | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-14
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source threat-detection projects in Rust? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | kunai | 1,070 |
| 2 | rustinel | 179 |
| 3 | polymorph | 5 |
| 4 | anya | 3 |
| 5 | Security-Log-Analyser | 3 |