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g. rkhunter (root-kit hunter):‌

This has to be installed via Synaptic Package Manager, it is not available in the Software Channel. This has to be run via the Terminal but is easy enough to do.

Be advised that you may get some error reporting about some changes – rkhunter looks at what the system looked like when it was installed and uses that as the base-line, so when kernels and other security updates get installed it compares the system with the earlier installs and will give a false-positive. You will just need to update it’s baseline accordingly.Here is a link to the website for download information and important README: http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/

and why you should install it: http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/need-know-linux-rootkits/

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