TOOL TUTORIAL · System Security & Rootkit Detection
How to install and use Chkrootkit
Chkrootkit (Check Rootkit) is a command-line tool designed to detect known rootkits on Unix-based systems. Rootkits are malicious software designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to a…
Quick install:
sudo apt install chkrootkit
Installation steps
- Open a terminal on your Linux system
- Run sudo apt install chkrootkit
- Run sudo chkrootkit to start a scan
- Read the output for any INFECTED lines