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How to install maltrail on Linux (stamparm/maltrail) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

stamparm/maltrail

Malicious traffic detection system

Shell scripts#attack-detection#intrusion-detection#malware#network-monitoring

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 8,653
Activity: Updated this month
License: MIT
Open issues: 5
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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release 3.5, 24 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used8.7k stars, 11 years old. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Start here

Website ↗sekuripy.hrThe project's own site.

Setup script in the repo

The maintainers included install.sh. Run it from the cloned folder after reading it.

bash install.sh

Also: install.ps1

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

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Download for Linux

3.5 · 10/14/2026 ↗

maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 2.6 MB · 232 downloads · best match

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

Other Linux downloads (4)

maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 2.9 MB · 42 downloads

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 2.4 MB · 45 downloads

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz"

maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARM64 · 2.7 MB · 13 downloads

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-aarch64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"

maltrail-sensor-3.5-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz

tar.gz · ARMv7 · 2.5 MB · 8 downloads

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/stamparm/maltrail/releases/download/3.5/maltrail-sensor-3.5-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "maltrail-sensor-3.5-arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf.tar.gz"

Install with a package manager

install script

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stamparm/maltrail/master/install.sh | sudo sh

Pipes a remote script into your shell. Read it before running.

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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