Here they go again

[patio]

After suffering a PR nightmare a year ago for their invasive DRM tactics it seems as if Sony did not learn their lesson...

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[honvetops]

saw this, its somewhat ironic 
I used to really like  ALL  Sony products..... seems like Samsung and others are blowing them in the wind now days.....

[Computer Hope Admin]

At least their saying "rootkit-like" in the article, unlike the title of the article, which says "rootkit". I don't believe a hidden directory would justify as a rootkit, it's just a little more than a hidden directory that can't be seen by the GUI. Honestly, I think calling this directory created by the software a rootkit would be calling the Windows hidden directory that handles the Windows updates a rootkit.

I'm not a fan of Sony, especially after their real rootkit they installed with some of their CDs but I think the article is a little too extravagant.

[patio]

I understand what you're saying Nathan. There has been other times an FSecure update has made me go hmmm but i'd rather they err on the side of caution. What i wonder is what does Sony need with a hidden directory ? ?

[honvetops]

Homeland Security        "not"  can't even build a fence~

[Computer Hope Admin]

I understand what you're saying Nathan. There has been other times an FSecure update has made me go hmmm but i'd rather they err on the side of caution. What i wonder is what does Sony need with a hidden directory ? ?

Based off what I read in the article and what I would assume is that it's meant as a location to store or temporarily store security related data, e.g. the data associated with identifying the users finger print. Maybe keep it in the hidden directory because the data at some point is un-encrypted and could be compromised if it loaded into the computers memory or stored in a non-hidden area. Honestly I don't know and I agree it's something that could have been done in a different way. Like most programmers though he/she probably took the easy route and/or fastest route and just created a hidden directory.