rkhunter --update

Category: Security & Hardening

rkhunter --update

Update rkhunter's rootkit signatures

Downloads the latest rootkit definitions and bad-file hashes so the next scan recognizes newer malware. Rootkit Hunter compares system files and binaries against these known-bad patterns. Run this regularly, then rkhunter --check to scan.
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