HOWTO INSTALL RKHUNTER (QUICK GUIDE)

HOWTO INSTALL RKHUNTER (QUICK GUIDE)
1. Download the later rkhunger version from sf.net: http://sourceforge.net/projects/rkhunter/
2. shell# tar -zxvf tar -zxvf rkhunter-1.4.0.tar.gz
3. shell# cd rkhunter-1.4.0
4. shell# ./installer.sh –layout default –install
5. shell# /usr/local/bin/rkhunter –update
6. shell# /usr/local/bin/rkhunter –propupd
7. shell# vi /etc/cron.daily/rkhunter.sh
8: Add the following configuration to rkhunter.sh cron script:

-=-=- cut -=-=-
#!/bin/sh
(
/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)’ your@email.here
-=-=- end -=-=-

9. chmod 700 /etc/cron.daily/rkhunter.sh
10. You’re good to go 🙂

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