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chkrootkit vs Wazuh Agent: catalog facts
chkrootkit	Wazuh Agent
Free Free to download and use.	Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…
Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux
Checks for many known rootkits and trojaned binaries Detects deleted login records and promiscuous interfaces	One agent covers file integrity monitoring, log collection, rootkit detection and configuration assessment across…
Command-line only Runs on the system it checks, so a thorough rootkit could hide from it	The agent is only half the system; it needs a Wazuh manager and indexer, which is a substantial…
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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