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FalkoTimme.com: Chkrootkit-Portsentry-Howto

Written By
FT
Falko Timme
Mar 17, 2004

[ Thanks to Falko
Timme
for this link. ]

“This document describes how to install chkrootkit and
portsentry. It should work (maybe with slight changes concerning
paths etc.) on all *nix operating systems.

“Chkrootkit ‘is a tool to locally check for signs of a
rootkit…’

“‘The Sentry tools provide host-level security services for the
Unix platform. PortSentry, Logcheck/LogSentry, and HostSentry
protect against portscans, automate log file auditing, and detect
suspicious login activity on a continuous basis…'”

Complete
Story

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Falko Timme

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