👻 Ghosty Tools v5.0

The Professional All-in-One Windows Optimization & Security Suite

Ghosty Tools is a high-performance, modular utility designed to secure and optimize your Windows environment. Built with a focus on Security First, it combines system maintenance, bloatware removal, and professional-grade password management into a single, sleek interface.

✨ Features

📊 Dashboard & Monitoring

• Live System Usage: Real-time monitoring of CPU and RAM utilization.
• System Specifications: Detailed hardware information (CPU, GPU, RAM, Motherboard).
• Battery Health: Check charge levels and power status.
• Disk Health: Real-time health status monitoring for your system drive.
• Network Speed Test: Integrated speed test to verify your connection.

🔧 System Maintenance

• Full Maintenance: One-click execution of SFC, DISM, GPUpdate, and CHKDSK.
• DNS Flush: Quickly clear your DNS resolver cache.
• Disk Cleanup: Launch the Windows Disk Cleanup utility.
• Windows Updates: Check for and initiate Windows Update installations.
• Restore Points: Create system restore points before making major changes.
• Advanced Disk Tools: MBR to GPT conversion utility (MBR2GPT) with safety validation.

🛡️ Security Assessment

• Vulnerability Scanner: Checks for Windows Defender status, Firewall configuration, UAC settings, SMBv1 risks, and active network shares.
• Live Feedback: Instant reporting of security findings with severity levels.

🗑️ Windows Debloat

• System Scan: Detect installed bloatware across multiple categories (Xbox, Cortana, Bing, etc.).
• Safe Removal: Categorized removal of pre-installed apps and unnecessary Windows components.
• Restore Integration: Links directly to restore point creation for maximum safety.

📦 System Tools Installer

• Winget-Powered: Easily install essential developer tools like WSL, Git, Python, VS Code, Docker, and more.
• Status Detection: Automatically detects if tools are already installed.

🔐 Password Management

• Password Generator: Generate cryptographically secure passwords with customizable length and complexity.
• ShadowKeys Vault: AES-encrypted local password storage with Master Password protection (PBKDF2-HMAC key derivation). Now stores data in secure, platform-specific config directories with encryption verification.

⚙️ System Tweaks

• Performance & Privacy: Categorized registry optimizations for Telemetry, Activity History, GameDVR, and more.
• Bulk Application: Select multiple tweaks and apply them all at once.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+ (Fully compatible with Python 3.14)
• Windows 10 or 11
• Administrator Privileges (optional for launch, required for system modifications)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Ghostshadowplays/Ghosty-Tools.git
   cd Ghosty-Tools

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (Recommended):

   # Windows
   python -m venv venv
   .\venv\Scripts\activate
   
   # Linux/macOS
   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the App

Launch using the wrapper:

python "Ghosty Tools.py"

Or directly:

python main.py

📁 Project Structure

• src/core/: Logic engines for scanning, cleaning, and security.
• src/gui/: User interface components built with PyQt6.
• src/utils/: Helper functions and logging configurations.
• config/: JSON configuration files for bloatware and tools.
• images/: Brand assets and icons.

🔒 Security Policy

• No Data Collection: Ghosty Tools operates entirely locally. No passwords or system data are ever transmitted externally.
• Secure Commands: All system operations use secure subprocess calls without shell execution (where possible) to prevent command injection.
• Encryption: ShadowKeys uses industry-standard Fernet (AES) encryption with secure key derivation (PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256).
• Key Verification: The vault includes a verification block to ensure the master password is correct before attempting to decrypt your data.
• Local Storage: Salt and Vault files are stored in platform-specific configuration directories with restricted file permissions:
  • Windows: %APPDATA%\GhostyTools\
  • Linux/macOS: ~/.config/ghostytools/
• Clipboard Security: Copied passwords are automatically cleared from the clipboard after 30 seconds to prevent accidental exposure.
• Least Privilege: The application launches with standard user privileges. Admin elevation is only requested when performing system-level maintenance or tweaks.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Special Thanks

A big thank you to haywardgg for pushing me on my project and inspiring me with new ideas. This project would not be as great as it is without him.

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Disclaimer: Ghosty Tools provides advanced system modification capabilities. While safety checks are included, use these tools at your own risk. Always back up important data.