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rkhunter: A host-based tool to scan for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits

Name:	rkhunter	Vendor:	Aurora SPARC Linux
Version:	1.2.8	License:	GPL
Release:	3.al3	URL:	http://www.rootkit.nl/

Summary

Rootkit Hunter scans files and systems for known and unknown rootkits, backdoors, and sniffers. The package contains one shell script, a few text-based databases, and optional Perl modules. It should run on almost every Unix clone. This tool scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits by running tests like: - MD5 hash compare - Look for default files used by rootkits - Wrong file permissions for binaries - Look for suspected strings in LKM and KLD modules - Look for hidden files - Optional scan within plaintext and binary files - Software version checks - Application tests Rootkit Hunter is released as a GPL licensed project and is free for everyone to use.

Changelog

* Sat Mar 18 16:00:00 2006 Greg Houlette <tamaster{%}pobox{*}com> - 1.2.8-3

- Made an RPM transparent change to move the sha1 canary check
  file out of CVS and into the external lookaside cache (whose
  filename changes with every new package release anyway...)

* Fri Mar 17 16:00:00 2006 Greg Houlette <tamaster{%}pobox{*}com> - 1.2.8-2

- Fixed architectural dependency during package creation eliminating
  use of _libdir configure macro (x86_64 /usr/lib64 mis-targeting)

* Tue Mar 7 16:00:00 2006 Greg Houlette <tamaster{%}pobox{*}com> - 1.2.8-1

- New package version release
- reworked the .spec file to support optional dist tag
- Updated the application check default patchfile (chunk failure)
- Changed to SHA1 for optional message digest (canary check)
- Added a couple of suggested skip entries to rkhunter.conf

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