Command-line tool

rkhunter

brew/rkhunter

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Rootkit hunter

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install rkhunter

Linux

brew install rkhunter

Check a system for rootkits and malware

sudo rkhunter --check

Update rkhunter

sudo rkhunter --update

Print all available tests

sudo rkhunter --list

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