Tip of the Week 2005-09-05

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Tip of the week: How to Install RKHunter

This will help you build and install rkhunter, so that you can check for rootkits on your computer

- submitted by Fedora Jim (http://www.fedorajim.homelinux.com)

Download the RKHunter install File (.tar.gz) Here (http://downloads.rootkit.nl/rkhunter-1.2.7.tar.gz)

Extract the RKHunter install File:

$ tar zxvf rkhunter-1.2.7.tar.gz

Go into the newly created folder and become root

$ cd rkhunter-1.2.7
$ su

Install RKHunter:

# ./installer.sh

Now you have to create a script that will check for updates in RKHunter, and then scan for rootkits. You can use gedit or vi or any text editor of your choice.

Create the file /usr/local/bin/rhkunter.sh in a text editor

# gedit /usr/local/bin/rkhunter.sh

Put all this in the file /usr/local/bin/rkhunter.sh and save it

#!/bin/bash
#
# Script to check RKHunter for updates and run Rkhunter
#

# (c) 2005 fedorajim
# www.fedorajim.homelinux.com
#

echo "Checking for updates first..."
sudo rkhunter --update

echo "Now we'll scan your system..."
sudo rkhunter --skip-keypress -c

sleep 5