Improved Ctrl + c behavior

[T1erno]

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In this version, we use os._exit(0) to stop execution. It is a "Hard Kill" that ends the process without waiting for the threads to finish

When using asyncio.run_in_executor, the main thread is not "working" on the scan, but rather is monitoring the event loop. This allows the CTRL+C signal to be processed instantly rather than waiting for a network socket to respond.

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  You can test it by scaning any /24 or segment on any protocol. Tested on Linux and Windows

  Related: (Win Binary) Ctr + Z/C/X doesn't work #61

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Note: There are other 2 issues when running ruff not related to my changes

[0xAnk]

Much needed as default is really slow! Should be merged.

[NeffIsBack]

Much needed as default is really slow! Should be merged.

Yep definitely!

Thanks for the PR! I'll look into this soon.

[NeffIsBack]

Hi, so I looked a bit deeper into it. Basically this solution still does not really exit the child threads gracefully, but just immediately aborts everything with the call to os._exit(). This has the advantage that we don't have to press CTRL+C multiple times, but it still doesn't give the chance to the proto objects (and therefore sqlite db etc.) to shutdown properly.

Let's go forward with this for now, so we at least have a way forcefully shutdown everything without that we need to press CTRL+C multiple times. I don't think all the changes the changes to the Threadpool stuff etc., or am I missing something? If not, please remove everything that isn't necessary for the exit signal.

Please also fix the Pull request description (remove the prefilled text like Please provide guidance on what setup... etc., these are just for guidance what belongs in that section).