Sandworm

A quick and easy Python script for complicating the monitoring of your network traffic by third parties.

Description

A small macOS app that sends randomised background HTTP requests to a list of sites you choose, masking your real traffic patterns from network-level observers. Requests go out as a system Python process — not your browser.

Install

1. Download most recent version as ZIP in the Releases panel. Double-click Sandworm.pkg.
2. Follow the installer. The app is placed in /Applications.
3. Open Sandworm from Applications (or Launchpad).

First-open Gatekeeper note: this package is not signed with an Apple Developer ID, so macOS may say it's from an "unidentified developer." If that happens:

• Right-click the .pkg → Open → Open again, or
• System Settings → Privacy & Security → scroll down → Open Anyway.

Requirements

Sandworm uses Python 3 with Tk (tkinter), which it locates automatically. macOS does not always ship a working one, so if the app reports that no usable Python was found, install either:

• python.org build (recommended): https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/ — includes a working Tk, or
• Homebrew: brew install python-tk

Then reopen the app.

Usage

• Start / Stop — begin or pause sending decoy requests.
• Target sites — edit the four URLs (one per row). Click Save sites.
• Delay slider — sets the max gap between requests; the min is one-third of it.
• Activity log — live request results; Save log writes to your Desktop.
• Stats cards show totals, successes, failures, and success rate.

Settings persist in ~/.sandworm_config.json.

Uninstall

1. Quit the app.
2. Delete /Applications/Sandworm.app.
3. (Optional) Delete ~/.sandworm_config.json.

Privacy

• No data is collected or sent anywhere except the target sites you choose.
• User-Agent is a generic Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; …) string.
• All configuration is stored locally