diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogFilter.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogFilter.java
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--- a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogFilter.java
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-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
-
-import java.util.logging.Filter;
-import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
-
-/**
- * A simple log filter to limit the entries written to the verbose log file. The verbose log file uses the root logger
- * as I couldn't get anything else to work; as such, this filter limits the log entries to specific classes.
- *
- * @author Jeremy Long
- */
-public class LogFilter implements Filter {
-
-    /**
-     * Determines if the record should be logged.
-     *
-     * @param record a log record to examine
-     * @return true if the record should be logged, otherwise false
-     */
-    @Override
-    public boolean isLoggable(LogRecord record) {
-        final String name = record.getSourceClassName();
-        return name.startsWith("org.owasp.dependencycheck") && !name.contains("generated") && !name.contains("VelocityLoggerRedirect");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogUtils.java b/dependency-check-utils/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/utils/LogUtils.java
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-/*
- * This file is part of dependency-check-core.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.LogManager;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-import java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter;
-
-/**
- * A utility class to aide in the setup of the logging mechanism.
- *
- * @author Jeremy Long
- */
-public final class LogUtils {
-
-    /**
-     * The logger.
-     */
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(LogUtils.class.getName());
-
-    /**
-     * Private constructor for a utility class.
-     */
-    private LogUtils() {
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Configures the logger for use by the application.
-     *
-     * @param in the input stream to read the log settings from
-     * @param verboseLogFile the file path for the verbose log
-     */
-    public static void prepareLogger(InputStream in, String verboseLogFile) {
-        try {
-            LogManager.getLogManager().reset();
-            LogManager.getLogManager().readConfiguration(in);
-
-            if (verboseLogFile != null && !verboseLogFile.isEmpty()) {
-                verboseLoggingEnabled = true;
-                final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("");
-                final File logFile = new File(verboseLogFile);
-                final File logDir = logFile.getParentFile();
-                if (logDir != null && !logDir.isDirectory() && !logDir.mkdirs()) {
-                    final String msg = String.format("Unable to create directory '%s', verbose logging will be disabled.",
-                            logDir.getAbsolutePath());
-                    throw new IOException(msg);
-                }
-                final FileHandler fileHandler = new FileHandler(verboseLogFile, true);
-                fileHandler.setFormatter(new SimpleFormatter());
-                fileHandler.setLevel(Level.FINE);
-                fileHandler.setFilter(new LogFilter());
-
-                logger.addHandler(fileHandler);
-                logger.setLevel(Level.FINE);
-            }
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "IO Error preparing the logger", ex);
-        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
-            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Error preparing the logger", ex);
-        } catch (Throwable ex) {
-            LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Error preparing the logger", ex);
-        } finally {
-            if (in != null) {
-                try {
-                    in.close();
-                } catch (IOException ex) {
-                    LOGGER.log(Level.FINEST, "Error closing resource stream", ex);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    /**
-     * Whether or not verbose logging is enabled.
-     */
-    private static boolean verboseLoggingEnabled = false;
-
-    /**
-     * Get the value of verboseLoggingEnabled.
-     *
-     * @return the value of verboseLoggingEnabled
-     */
-    public static boolean isVerboseLoggingEnabled() {
-        return verboseLoggingEnabled;
-    }
-}