rkhunter fails to update [SOLVED]

Discussion in 'Installation/Configuration' started by Yarnell, Mar 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM.

  1. Yarnell

    Yarnell Member

    Hey all,
    I keep getting an email from rkhunter that says "Please inspect this machine, because it may be infected."
    When I use the update command I get the following:
    Code:
    rkhunter --update
    [ Rootkit Hunter version 1.4.6 ]
    
    Checking rkhunter data files...
      Checking file mirrors.dat                                  [ Skipped ]
      Checking file programs_bad.dat                             [ Update failed ]
      Checking file backdoorports.dat                            [ Update failed ]
      Checking file suspscan.dat                                 [ Update failed ]
      Checking file i18n versions                                [ Update failed ]
    
    Please check the log file (/var/log/rkhunter.log)
    I'm using a fresh install of Debian 13.3 if that makes any difference.
    Thanks
     
  2. Yarnell

    Yarnell Member

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