"chkrootkit"

Definition: chkrootkit: Checks for signs of rootkits on the local system chkrootkit identifies whether the target computer is infected with a rootkit. Some of the rootkits that chkrootkit identifies are: 1. lrk3, lrk4, lrk5, lrk6 (and some variants 2. Solaris rootkit; 3. FreeBSD rootkit; 4. t0rn (including latest variant); 5. Ambient's Rootkit for Linux (ARK); 6. Ramen Worm; 7. rh[67]-shaper; 8. RSHA; 9. Romanian rootkit; 10. RK17; 11. Lion Worm; 12. Adore Worm. Please note that this is not a definitive test, it does not ensure that the target has not been cracked. In addition to running chkrootkit, one should perform more specific tests. [p]................................. [br]Source: Debian 3.0r0 APT / Linux Dictionary V 0.16 [br]http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/html/index.html [br]Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au [br]................................. [p] [link url=/library/glossary/blglossary.htm][b]> Linux/Unix/Computing Glossary[/b][/link]_z_linux_z_);