rkhunter Command Examples

Searches for rootkits and malware. More information: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Rkhunter.

• Check a system for rootkits and malware:

sudo rkhunter --check

• Update rkhunter:

sudo rkhunter --update

• Print all available tests:

sudo rkhunter --list

• Display version:

sudo rkhunter --versioncheck

• Display help:

sudo rkhunter --help