| rkhunter | |
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 rkhunter on Mac OS X |
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| Latest release | 1. Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently A software release is the distribution whether public or private of an initial or new and upgraded version of a Computer software product 3. 2 / 27 February 2008 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | rootkit detector |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/ |
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Development
Earlier in 2006 Rootkit Hunter initiator and developer Michael Boelen agreed to hand over development. Since that time the eight people have been working hard to set up the project properly and work towards the much needed maintenance release. The project has since been moved to SourceForge. SourceForgenet is a Source code repository. It acts as a centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software development
See also
External links
- New rkhunter web page - site of current project
- Old rkhunter web page