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What is Rootkit Hunter ?
Rootkit scanner is scanning tool to ensure you for about 99.9%* you’re clean of nasty tools. This tool scans for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits by running tests like:
- MD5 hash compare
- Look for default files used by rootkits
- Wrong file permissions for binaries
- Look for suspected strings in LKM and [...]
wget is one of the largest threats for your server security. A single abuser that gains access to wget can download and run any script that he wants, totally compromising your server.
It is highly recommended that you allow only root to use wget and you restrict all other users from it.
Login to your server as [...]
Note: This article is based on a Layeredtech knowledgebase article https://support.layeredtech.com/home/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=101
We do not guaranty that the following steps will make your server hack proof, but it will greatly reduce your chances of compromise.
Basic Steps to Securing CPanel (Linux based OS):
These are items inside of WHM/Cpanel that should be changed to secure your server.
Goto Server Setup [...]
