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

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