Protect your computer from clearing local and remote system log files

What is a log file? It is a collection of file systems that exist by creating log files of various types of data. When any system crashes or needs to be restarted, the data will be restored following the information records in the log file. Logs play an obvious role in system security. Both network administrators and hackers pay great attention to logs. An experienced administrator can quickly learn about the security performance of the system through logs, A smart hacker can quickly clear the unfavorable logs after successful intrusion. Whether it is attack or defense, the importance of logs can be seen. Next we will briefly discuss how to clear log files.

I. Location of log files

Windows 2000 system log files include application logs, security logs, system logs, DNS server logs, and so on. default location of application logs, security logs, system logs, and DNS logs: % systemroot % system32config.

Security log file: % systemroot % system32configSecEvent. EVT

System log file: % systemroot % system32configSysEvent. EVT

Application Log File: % systemroot % system32configAppEvent. EVT

Some administrators may relocate these logs (so the logs may not be in the above locations). The EVENTLOG contains many sub-tables, and you can find the Location Directory of the above logs.

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