rfxn/linux-malware-detect v2.0.1-rc1

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v2.0.1 Release Candidate 1

Pre-release for testing. Full changelog in PR #478.

Packages

• maldet-2.0.1.tar.gz -- source tarball (install via ./install.sh)
• maldet-2.0.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm -- CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
• maldet-2.0.1-1.el8.noarch.rpm -- Rocky 8 / RHEL 8 / AlmaLinux 8
• maldet-2.0.1-1.el9.noarch.rpm -- Rocky 9 / RHEL 9 / AlmaLinux 9
• maldet-2.0.1-1.el10.noarch.rpm -- Rocky 10 / RHEL 10
• maldet_2.0.1-1_all.deb -- Debian 12 / Ubuntu 24.04

Changes Since Last RC

First release candidate. See PR #478 for full v2.0.1 changelog covering:

• Native batch scan engine (43x faster HEX+CSIG)
• SHA-256 hash scanning with hardware acceleration
• Compound signature (csig) engine
• Native YARA scanning
• Monitor mode supervisor redesign
• TSV session format + JSON reports
• HTML+text email alerts with template engine
• Hook scanning API with escalation and digest
• Scan lifecycle management (kill/pause/stop/continue)
• RPM and DEB packaging with FHS symlink farm
• 60+ bug fixes including security hardening