How to install Maldet in Linux server

Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is a malware scanner for Linux released under the GNU GPLv2 license, that is designed around the threats faced in shared hosted environments. It uses threat data from network edge intrusion detection systems to extract malware that is actively being used in attacks and generates signatures for detection.

This article explains the steps to install maldet from source file.

Step1: Download the latest source file.

# wget http://www.rfxn.com/downloads/maldetect-current.tar.gz

Step2: Extract the downloaded file.

# tar -zxvf maldetect-current.tar.gz

Step3: Navigate to extracted directory

# cd maldetect-1.5

Step4: Install maldetect

# ./install.sh

That's all.. we have completed the installation....