This is not for Mac or Microsoft users. This works on most popular Linux Distros. This is based on existing tools for a quick check before you get to work.

Install

sudo apt update sudo apt install chkrootkit -y

Run

sudo chkrootkit

• This will run a series of tests against common rootkits
• Some warnings may be false positives, please do your own research.

rkhunter (Rootkit Hunter) install

sudo apt update sudo apt install rkhunter -y

update database

sudo rkhunter --update

check!

sudo rkhunter --check

• This will walk you through tests interactively, with confirmations on warnings. You may also get false positives.

Disclaimer: Please do your own research. Here are official sources:

• chkrootkit: https://github.com/Magentron/chkrootkit
• rkhunter: https://github.com/Rootkit-Hunter/rkhunter