Rkhunter
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| rkhunter | |
 rkhunter on Mac OS X |
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| Latest release: | 1.2.9 / September 30, 2006 |
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| OS: | GNU/Linux, BSD, AIX, Mac OS X, SME, Solaris, most Unix-like OSes |
| Use: | rootkit detector |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | rkhunter.sourceforge.net |
- The correct title of this article is rkhunter. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
rkhunter (or Rootkit Hunter) is a Unix-based tool that scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits. It does this by comparing MD5 hashes of important files with known good ones in online database, searching for default directories (of rootkits), wrong permissions, hidden files, suspicious strings in kernel modules, and special tests for Linux and FreeBSD.
[edit] Change in Power
Earlier in 2006 the Rootkit Hunter initiator and developer (Michael Boelen) agreed to hand over development. Since that time the eight people have been working hard to set up the project properly and work towards the much needed maintenance release. The project has since been moved to SourceForge.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- New rkhunter web page - site of current project
- Old rkhunter web page- previous developers website
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