To install RKhunter on RHEL/Centos follow the below steps.
Step 1. Download RKhunter
First of all download latest version of RKhunter by visiting http://www.rootkit.nl/projects/rootkit_hunter.html url as below.
#wget http://ncu.dl.sourceforge.net/project/rkhunter/rkhunter/1.4.0/rkhunter-1.4.0.tar.gz
Step. 2 Start installation process
Once you have downloaded latest version, perform the following command through root user to start installation process.
# cd rkhunter-1.4.0
# ./installer.sh –layout default –install
Step 3. Update database
After complete the installation process update the database by performing following command.
# /usr/local/bin/rkhunter –propupd
Step 4. Seclude Cronjob.
Open the following file with your favorite linux editor
Append the following lines and replace the mail address with your actual mail address.
(
/usr/local/bin/rkhunter –versioncheck
/usr/local/bin/rkhunter –update
/usr/local/bin/rkhunter –cronjob –report-warnings-only
) | /bin/mail -s ‘rkhunter Daily Run (PutYourServerNameHere)’ user@domain.com
5. Manual Scan
You can start a manual scan by performing the following command:
To scan the entire file system
If you want to “auto skip” interactive mode, append the -sk option at the end of command:
That’s it.
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