Rootkit Hunter is a scanning tool for protecting your system from Malware and also help us from the extremely dangerous problem by attacking by remote systems and malicious software.
How to Install Rootkit Hunter :
Download the Rootkit hunter latest package from the URL using wget command,
# Wget http://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/project/rkhunter/rkhunter/1.4.2/rkhunter-1.4.2.tar.gz
Extract the file and install that package
# tar -zxvf rkhunter-1.4.2.tar.gz
# cd rkhunter-1.4.2
# ./install.sh --install
# cd rkhunter-1.4.2
# ./install.sh --install
To find out rkhunter installed location
# whereis rkhunter
rkhunter: /etc/rkhunter.conf /usr/local/bin/rkhunter
rkhunter: /etc/rkhunter.conf /usr/local/bin/rkhunter
Check version :
# rkhunter --versioncheck
[ Rootkit Hunter version 1.4.2 ]
Checking rkhunter version...
This version : 1.4.2
Latest version: 1.4.2
[ Rootkit Hunter version 1.4.2 ]
Checking rkhunter version...
This version : 1.4.2
Latest version: 1.4.2
Do you want to scan your system, execute below command,
rkhunter --check
[ Rootkit Hunter version 1.4.2 ]
Checking system commands...
Performing 'strings' command checks
Checking 'strings' command [ OK ]
Performing 'shared libraries' checks
Checking for preloading variables [ None found ]
Checking for preloaded libraries [ None found ]
Checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable [ Not found ]
Performing file properties checks
Checking for prerequisites [ Warning ]
/usr/local/bin/rkhunter [ OK ]
/sbin/chkconfig [ OK ]
/sbin/depmod [ OK ]
/sbin/fsck [ OK ]
/sbin/fuser [ OK ]
/sbin/ifconfig [ OK ]
If you have decided to be installed that package specific location like /opt
# installer.sh --layout custom /opt --install
Log Location :
Checkout all the warning inrkhunter.log file
# nano /var/log/rkhunter.log
Update rkhunter :
# /usr/local/bin/rkhunter --update
Uninstallation :
# ./installer.sh --remove
Starting uninstallation
Starting uninstallation
Comments (0)