Grim Lens is a local-first malware intelligence and threat-hunting workbench I built for security...

Grim Lens is a local-first malware intelligence and threat-hunting workbench I built for security...Grim Lens is a local-first malware intelligence and threat-hunting workbench I built for security...

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Abdul Nafay Sarmad

• Sep 14

Grim Lens is a local-first malware intelligence and threat-hunting workbench I built for security teams that need to analyze evidence without sending sensitive samples to the cloud.

The platform ingests static artifacts such as PE metadata, strings, YARA matches, decoded configurations, PCAP summaries, and screenshots, then organizes them into investigation cases with risk scoring, enrichment, reporting, and cross-case intelligence.

I designed the system around a strict security boundary: no sample execution, no automatic uploads, and no outbound enrichment unless explicitly requested.

The backend is built in Rust using Axum, Tokio, SQLx, SQLite, YARA-X, and structured analysis modules, while the desktop interface is built with Avalonia/.NET 10 using MVVM and interactive charts.

Key engineering work included:

Local-first malware case management

Static PE analysis and entropy inspection

YARA rule matching and rule-pack management

Threat-intelligence enrichment using services such as VirusTotal, abuse.ch, and AlienVault OTX

Rate limiting and TTL caching for external enrichment

Cross-case indicator correlation

Automated Markdown and PDF report generation

Risk distribution, family, and category dashboards

Rust REST API with structured validation and errors

SQLite-backed local storage and migrations

Cross-platform Avalonia desktop application

CI builds and packaged Windows/Linux releases

The result is a practical analyst workbench that turns scattered malware artifacts into a structured, searchable casebook while keeping control of sensitive data on the analyst’s own workstation.

Completed work

Security Engineering Rust Backend Development Software Development ASP.NET GitHub

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