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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
rkhunter: A tool that scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits by running several tests
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
| Name: | rkhunter |
| Release: | 1.4.6-2mamba |
| Group: | Applications/Security |
| Maintainer: | silvan |
| License: | GPL |
| Size: | 306.30 kB |
| Upstream URL: | http://www.rootkit.nl/projects/rootkit_hunter.html |
| Build time: | 2025-12-13 20:25:57 |
Binary packages and requirements
| x86_64 | i586 | |
|---|---|---|
| Built RPMS | rkhunter | rkhunter |
| Build requirements |
History of changes
| Date | Packager | Release | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | Automatic Build System | 1.4.6-2mamba | - automatic rebuild by autodist |
| 2018-03-28 | autodist | 1.4.6-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2017-08-09 | autodist | 1.4.4-1mamba | - automatic version update by autodist |
| 2014-02-26 | autodist | 1.4.2-1mamba | - automatic update by autodist |
| 2012-05-01 | ercolinux | 1.4.0-1mamba | - update to 1.4.0 |
| 2011-03-09 | silvan | 1.3.8-1mamba | - update to 1.3.8 |
| 2009-10-14 | silvan | 1.3.4-1mamba | - package created by autospec |
