How to Install Chkrootkit on Ubuntu 16.04

In this tutorial we'll learn how to install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

Overview  

In this tutorial we’ll learn how to install chkrootkit on Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).

Chkrootkit is a tool that will check locally for a sign of a rootkit. It will check the following items:

– Modification of system binaries
– Check whether network interface is in promiscuous mode or not
– Deletion of lastlog, utmp and wtmp.
– Signs for LKM trojans.

Objectives  

In this tutorial we’ll learn how to install chkrootkit from Ubuntu repository and also install chkrootkit from source.

Prerequisite  

Ubuntu 16.04 installation, you can use any flavor of Ubuntu 16.04 like Kubuntu or Xubuntu. In this tutorial I use Ubuntu Server 16.04. Let’s get started.

Install Chkrootkit on Ubuntu 16.04  

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