Command-line tool

chkrootkit

brew/chkrootkit

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Rootkit detector

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install chkrootkit

Linux

brew install chkrootkit

Enable [q]uiet mode and suppress normal test results

chkrootkit -q

Enable e[x]pert mode and produce additional outputs

chkrootkit -x

Enable [d]ebug mode to show all output

chkrootkit -d

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