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Exclude False Positives from chkrootkit

Here’s how to exclude items from chkrootkit’s output, be it due to changing PIDs or network interfaces that change.

October 17, 2015 · 6 min · Matt Bagley · Updated Jun 6, 2023
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Checking for Rootkits with chkrootkit

Simple way to check for rootkits using chkrootkit

September 17, 2015 · 2 min · Matt Bagley · Updated May 6, 2023
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Checking for Rootkits with rkhunter

Simple way to check for rootkits

September 16, 2015 · 2 min · Matt Bagley · Updated May 5, 2023