# Cleanup The cleanup process covers the requirements for cleaning up systems once the penetration test has been completed, not removing logs, etc. This will include all user accounts and binaries used during the test. * Remove all executable, scripts and temporary file from a compromised system. If possible use secure delete method for removing the files and folders. * Return to original values system settings and application configuration parameters if they where modified during the assessment. * Remove all backdoors and/or rootkits installed. * Remove any user accounts created for connecting back to compromise systems. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.zacheller.dev/pentest/post-exploitation/cleanup.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.