How to Install and Configure Linux Malware Detect on CWP 7

Linux Malware Detect (LMD) or simply Maldet is a free malware scanner designed for Linux machines released under the GNU GPLv2. It is specially designed around the threats in the shared hosted environment.  LMD uses threat data from network edge intrusion detection systems to get the actual malware that is used in attacks and generates a variety of signatures for detection.In addition to these features, LMD threat data can also be extracted from user submissions with the checkout feature in LMD from malware resources. It uses signatures such as HEX pattern and MD5 file hashes. They can also be extracted from a variety of detection tools including ClamAV.Before we start the installation process, this tutorial assumes that you have some basic knowledge of SSH. These instructions apply to users who deal with VPS (Virtual Private Servers) or Dedicated servers.Let’s get started.Step 1:Updating the PackagesFirst, make sure the packages are up-to-date. To do so, run the command below:Step 2:Installing Linux Malware DetectGo to the official Linux Malware Detect page and download the software to your server:Open the already downloaded Linux Malware file:You can change the current directory with the command below:Now run the file to install the script:Once the installation process is complete, you should have the output below:

To active the email alerts once a malware is detected, open the Maldet configuration file that is found in /usr/local/maldetect/conf.maldet and type the following:email_alert=1
email_subj="Maldet alert from $(hostname)"
email_addr="Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. Step 5:Manual ScanningTo scan a directory you want to use, run the command below:To ensure Maldet is up-to-date, run the command below:​​​​​​​You can see the details of the options available by running the following command:Now Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is successfully installed.

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