diff --git a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
index 8256805..79855ad 100755
--- a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
+++ b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ generate_standalone_scanner() {
     # Create standalone scan script
     cat > "$session_dir/scan.sh" << 'STANDALONE_EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
+set -o pipefail
 
 ################################################################################
 # Standalone Malware Scanner
@@ -816,15 +817,15 @@ else
     echo "→ Installing Rootkit Hunter (temporary, will be removed after scan)..."
 
     if command -v yum &>/dev/null; then
-        # Ensure EPEL is available
+        # Ensure EPEL is available for RHEL-based systems
         if ! rpm -qa | grep -q epel-release; then
-            yum install -y epel-release &>/dev/null
+            log_message "RKHunter: Installing EPEL repository..."
+            yum install -y epel-release &>/dev/null || log_message "WARNING: EPEL install failed"
         fi
 
-        # Install rkhunter
-        yum install -y rkhunter &>/dev/null
-
-        if command -v rkhunter &>/dev/null; then
+        # Install rkhunter via yum
+        log_message "RKHunter: Installing via yum..."
+        if yum install -y rkhunter &>/dev/null; then
             # Update definitions and initialize baseline
             rkhunter --update &>/dev/null
             rkhunter --propupd &>/dev/null
@@ -833,7 +834,26 @@ else
             RKHUNTER_TEMP_INSTALLED=true
             log_message "RKHunter installed temporarily"
             echo "  ✓ RKHunter installed (will be removed after scan)"
+        else
+            log_message "WARNING: RKHunter yum install failed"
         fi
+    elif command -v apt-get &>/dev/null; then
+        # Install rkhunter via apt-get on Debian-based systems
+        log_message "RKHunter: Installing via apt-get..."
+        if apt-get update &>/dev/null && apt-get install -y rkhunter &>/dev/null; then
+            # Update definitions and initialize baseline
+            rkhunter --update &>/dev/null
+            rkhunter --propupd &>/dev/null
+
+            AVAILABLE_SCANNERS+=("rkhunter")
+            RKHUNTER_TEMP_INSTALLED=true
+            log_message "RKHunter installed temporarily"
+            echo "  ✓ RKHunter installed (will be removed after scan)"
+        else
+            log_message "WARNING: RKHunter apt-get install failed"
+        fi
+    else
+        log_message "WARNING: Neither yum nor apt-get found - cannot auto-install RKHunter"
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -888,7 +908,7 @@ if [ "$AVAILABLE_MB" -lt 100 ]; then
     echo "⚠️  WARNING: Low disk space on $SCAN_DIR_FS ($AVAILABLE_MB MB available)"
     echo "Scan logs may be large. Recommend at least 100 MB free space."
     echo ""
-    read -t 10 -p "Continue anyway? (y/N): " continue_scan
+    read -t 10 -p "Continue anyway? (y/N): " continue_scan </dev/tty 2>/dev/null || continue_scan="n"
     if [[ ! "$continue_scan" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
         log_message "Scan cancelled due to low disk space"
         echo "Scan cancelled."
@@ -1054,7 +1074,7 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
 
             log_message "ClamAV: Starting scan with activity monitoring"
             echo ""
-            echo "  📁 Scanning path(s): ${SCAN_PATHS[*]}"
+            echo "  📁 Scanning path(s): ${SCAN_PATHS[@]}"
             echo "  ⏳ Scanner: ClamAV (comprehensive virus scan...)"
             echo ""
 
@@ -1134,7 +1154,7 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
 
             # Get scan stats from log (FIXED Issue 1B: robust number extraction independent of column position)
             FILES_SCANNED=$(grep "Scanned files:" "$LOG_DIR/clamav.log" 2>/dev/null | tail -1 | grep -oE '[0-9]+' | head -1 || echo "0")
-            CLAM_INFECTED=$(grep -c "FOUND" "$LOG_DIR/clamav.log" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+            CLAM_INFECTED=$(grep -c "FOUND" "$LOG_DIR/clamav.log" 2>/dev/null) || CLAM_INFECTED=0
 
             # Validate numbers (ensure they're numeric)
             if ! [[ "$FILES_SCANNED" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
@@ -1161,7 +1181,7 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
 
             log_message "Maldet: Starting scan with live progress"
             echo ""
-            echo "  📁 Scanning path(s): ${SCAN_PATHS[*]}"
+            echo "  📁 Scanning path(s): ${SCAN_PATHS[@]}"
             echo "  ⏳ Scanner: Maldet/LMD (Linux-specific malware detection...)"
             echo ""
 
@@ -1301,7 +1321,7 @@ for scanner in "${AVAILABLE_SCANNERS[@]}"; do
             fi
 
             # Extract warnings (FIXED Issue 3B: add numeric validation)
-            RKH_WARNINGS=$(grep -c "Warning:" "$LOG_DIR/rkhunter.log" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+            RKH_WARNINGS=$(grep -c "Warning:" "$LOG_DIR/rkhunter.log" 2>/dev/null) || RKH_WARNINGS=0
             if ! [[ "$RKH_WARNINGS" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
                 RKH_WARNINGS=0
             fi
@@ -1643,7 +1663,7 @@ echo ""
 echo "Press Ctrl+A then D to detach from this screen session,"
 echo "or press Enter to open an interactive shell in this session..."
 echo ""
-read -t 30 -p ""
+read -t 30 -p "" </dev/tty 2>/dev/null || true
 
 # Keep screen session alive with an interactive shell
 echo ""