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09-08-2009, 09:48 PM
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rkhunter vs. chkrootkit, which is better?
rkhunter vs. chkrootkit, which is better?
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09-08-2009, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by abefroman
rkhunter vs. chkrootkit, which is better?
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Are you like being forced to choose between them? 
BTW, could you be a bit more specific as to what aspect you are refering to?
Last edited by win32sux; 09-08-2009 at 09:56 PM.
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09-08-2009, 10:09 PM
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Are you like being forced to choose between them?
BTW, could you be a bit more specific as to what aspect you are refering to? |
It looks like chkrootkit checks for altered log files where as rkhunter doesn't.
Is one considered better than the other?
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09-09-2009, 04:47 AM
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I'd say they complement each other. Also note both are post-incident tools. Like with all such tools they should be accompanied by other independent means to verify and correlate like an active file integrity checker like Samhain or a passive one like Aide, Integrit, Osiris or even tripwire.
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