Topic: rootkit as a cronjob

[funkusmunkus]

Hey all,

I came across this

Add a file named chkrootkit to /etc/cron.daily/

vi /etc/cron.daily/chkrootkit

In the file type the following...

#!/bin/bash
/fullpath/chkrootkit-pre-0.36/./chkrootkit -q | mail -s "Daily chkrootkit Output" you@yourdomain.com

Then save the file, chmod 755.

now insted of putting in (/fullpath/chkrootkit-pre-0.36/./chkrootkit) won't just rkhunter do the job? why would i have to put the whole path.
oh did i mention that i'm kind of a noob to linux, so go easy on me

Cheers

[mbachmann]

rkhunter --cronjob will suffice.

Forget the rest.

[funkusmunkus]

yeah but how do i know if it found something, wouldn't i need some sort of report to check up on, so i thought the email idea would be good

[MasterSleepy]

Hello,

For your information, take a look at http://www.chkrootkit.org/ in FAQ section question 9.

Regards.

[mbachmann]

it will sent email once a week.