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Clear "Cryptographic Services" diagnostic traces

This script removes specific files associated with the "Cryptographic Services". The files include: "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2\\dberr.txt" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.log" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.jrs" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.edb" • "%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\catroot2.chk" The "Cryptographic Services" ("CryptSvc") service manages services such as key management for the computer. This service is used by different features, including Windows Updates. There is no official d...

Clear Server-initiated Healing Events system logs

These are logs related to Windows Update. It stores event trace log (ETL) files. While the logs are largely technical, like many diagnostic logs, there's a potential for some data that could be considered personally identifiable information (PII), such as usernames or machine names, to be included. From a forensic standpoint, they offer valuable data for reconstructing system events related to software updates : any that were automatically remediated. when reconstructing events leading up to a p...