Hands-On Penetration Testing with Kali NetHunter

Clearing Tracks and Removing Evidence from a Target

One of the most important aspects during a penetration test is to ensure there isn’t any trace of a compromise on the system. Like a hacker, your goal may be to compromise a target system or network, however, it is very important when terminating the connection or exiting the victim’s system that there isn’t any log or residual data left behind. Furthermore, during a penetration test, additional data may be generated that leaves a trace on the system and network.

In this chapter, we will be covering the following topics:

• Clearing logs on Windows
• Clearing logs on Linux
• Deleting files from the target

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