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eyeHide 2.0: Storyboard II
Jaan Patterson Rating: (four burnt toasts)
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Collateral damage: At least €5 for your files held hostage in a bait and switch
A Dire Warning
Of course the consequences aren't exactly spelled out!!111
Password and Folder
The test team chose to use the password 'eyeHide'.
The test team chose to create a location called (again) 'eyeHide'.
Locating the 'Hidden' Folder
Now that's done it's time to see what's been hidden. Of course the 'hidden' folder is eminently anything but hidden - but the surprise is how little 'hidden' it is!
Here it is in Xfile.
Here it is from the Terminal.
A simple search with Xscan shows it as well.
Searching - and finding - it from the command line is again a no-brainer.
What's curious is that the worn-out trick with 'kIsInvisible' isn't used at all. Here it is with FileInfo.
eyeHide Tracked
And finally here's what Tracker turns up when the app exits.
Bait and Switch ⇒
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