developerHELP.txt

# NexaShield Development Guide & Commands

Here is a quick reference for all the development commands and scripts we used to build and test the application.

## 1. Hot-Reload UI Development
To automatically restart the UI every time a Python file is saved (perfect for testing layout changes instantly):
```powershell
watchmedo auto-restart --patterns="*.py" --recursive -- python modules/main.py
```

## 2. Standard Application Launch
To launch the application normally without the auto-reloader:
```powershell
python modules/main.py
```

## 3. Malware Simulator (Testing the AI)
To launch the invisible background process that intentionally mimics malicious behavior (spikes CPU, opens Network Sockets, hides in Temp) to test the AI scanner:
```powershell
python malware_simulator.py
```

## 4. Retraining the Process Threat AI Model
If you need to generate a new dataset and retrain the Random Forest model for the AI Process Scanner:
```powershell
python modules/ai/processAI/train_process_model.py
```
*(This will regenerate the `process_threat_model.pkl` and `process_threat_features.pkl` files).*