Linux is impervious to Windows Virus. BUT, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some malicious people out there, who would like to steal our open source goodness.
1. On Ubuntu, search for rootkit yeilds:
apt-cache search rootkit
the following packages.
chkrootkit – rootkit detector
rkhunter – rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner
unhide – Forensic tool to find hidden processes and ports
2. I decided to give chkrootkit a try:
To install it:
sudo apt-get install chkrootkit
3. And running it:
sudo chkrootkit
I got back:
nwayno@Homer:~$ sudo chkrootkit
ROOTDIR is `/’
Checking `amd’… not found
Checking `basename’… not infected
Checking `biff’… not found
Checking `chfn’… not infected
Checking `chsh’… not infected
Checking `cron’… not infected
Checking `crontab’… not infected
Checking `date’… not infected
Checking `du’… not infected
Checking `dirname’… not infected
Checking `echo’… not infected
Checking `egrep’… not infected
Checking `env’… not infected
and hopefully you will too!
Be safe out there!
Thanks Loni
Wayno
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