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chkrootkit (Check Rootkit) is a common unix-based program intended to help
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system administrators check their system for known rootkits. It is a shell
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script using common UNIX/Linux tools like the strings and grep commands to
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search core system programs for signatures and for comparing a traversal of the
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/proc filesystem with the output of the ps (process status) command to look for
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discrepancies.
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It can be used from a "rescue disc" (typically a LiveCD) or it can optionally
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use an alternative directory from which to run all of its own commands. These
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techniques allow chkrootkit to trust the commands upon which it depends a bit
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more.
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There are inherent limitations to the reliability of any program that attempts
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to detect compromises (such as rootkits and computer viruses). Newer rootkits
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may specifically attempt to detect and compromise copies of the chkrootkit
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programs or take other measures to evade detection by them.
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