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Sysmon should remove the extraced binaries under /opt/sysmon when uninstalling using -u switch

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c

Research direction

Start by tracing the uninstall path for the -u switch and identify where files under /opt/sysmon are extracted or removed. Confirm the expected behavior from the issue title; done means uninstalling with -u no longer leaves those binaries behind.

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