Rootkit Hunter is a security monitoring and analyzing tool for POSIX compliant systems. Rootkit Hunter scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits by running tests like: MD5 hash compare; Look for default files used by rootkits; Wrong file permissions for binaries; Look for suspected strings in LKM and KLD modules; Look for hidden files; Optional scan within plaintext and binary files.
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About Rootkit Hunter1.4.0
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1.4.0
- https://downloads.sourceforge.net/rkhunter/rkhunter-1.4.0.tar.gz
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