How to install and use Malware Linux Detect (Maldet)

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Created on 2014-Nov-28
Updated on 2014-Nov-28

How to install Maldet

cd /usr/local/src/
wget http://www.rfxn.com/downloads/maldetect-current.tar.gz
tar -xzf maldetect-current.tar.gz
cd maldetect-*
sh ./install.sh or sudo sh ./install.sh

Now enable email_alert and add your email address to email_addr /usr/local/maldetect/conf.maldet 

vi /usr/local/maldetect/conf.maldet 
#change to the following:
email_alert=1
email_addr="your@email.com"

How to update maldet

maldet --update-ver
maldet --update

How to manually scan with maldet:

maldet -a /home

Or: 

maldet /home?/?/domains/?/public_html

Or in background: 

maldet -b /home?/?/domains/?/public_html

How to do real-time monitoring:

maldet --monitor users
maldet --monitor /root/monitor_paths
maldet --monitor /home/mike,/home/ashton
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