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diff --git a/system/chkrootkit/README b/system/chkrootkit/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..31c9fa850626 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/chkrootkit/README @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +chkrootkit (Check Rootkit) is a common unix-based program intended to help +system administrators check their system for known rootkits. It is a shell +script using common UNIX/Linux tools like the strings and grep commands to +search core system programs for signatures and for comparing a traversal of the +/proc filesystem with the output of the ps (process status) command to look for +discrepancies. + +It can be used from a "rescue disc" (typically a LiveCD) or it can optionally +use an alternative directory from which to run all of its own commands. These +techniques allow chkrootkit to trust the commands upon which it depends a bit +more. + +There are inherent limitations to the reliability of any program that attempts +to detect compromises (such as rootkits and computer viruses). Newer rootkits +may specifically attempt to detect and compromise copies of the chkrootkit +programs or take other measures to evade detection by them. |