Hi everyone ,
I am working for an IT company where they are still using the old IE 6 and we cant update the application inside system . If i use the portable apps like Firefox and Chrome will they leave any registry into the System i am working , since that can be issue for me if they do scan of registry or system for any unauthenticated systems. Please confirm .
Thanks for your time and help.
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The whole point of portable apps is to not leave garbage/traces behind on host computers, and to be able to run applications from removable media. However, PortableApps doesn't guarantee that settings from the local computer are always removed in the event of unforeseen circumstances like applications crashing etc. Furthermore, it doesn't guarantee "stealth usage", that would allow you to use portable applications undetected. All your Internet/Network activity is logged anyway, regardless of what browser you use.
As always, you are strongly advised to make sure you are fully aware and in compliance with your company's IT usage policy. Rules are in place for a reason. If possible, and your work environment permits it then approach the IT team about using portable applications legitimately. I would never encourage anyone to try to intentionally circumvent company security policies and procedures.
The whole point of portable apps is to not leave garbage/traces behind on host computers,
The purpose is to not leave personal information behind and to not corrupt the host system's configuration or environment.
While bypassing a company's/school's/university's/parent's/roommate's rules and policies for personal purposes may be desirable it is rude/selfish/inconsiderate/impolite at best and may lead to your working/schooling/friendship activities ending abruptly and quickly.
Booting a Live CD is the closest one can come to being stealth but even that doesn't stop networking activity from being monitored and reviewed.
Ed
Thanks for clarifying one possible interpretation of garbage/traces.
I use my Flash Drive for running things that are not over 10 YEARS old on my schools computers or for bypassing something that they blocked because they don't know what it is.
From Wikipedia:
This version of Internet Explorer is widely derided for its security issues and lack of support for modern web standards, making frequent appearances in "worst tech products of all time" lists, with some publications labeling it as the "least secure software on the planet."
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,125772,pg,3,00.asp
It's not surprising at all. Nearly all IE6 installs are in corporate environments. They keep it on IE6 partially because they need to preserve compatibility with old ActiveX-based web apps and partially because IE6 doesn't work on many modern web-2.0 website (which the employees aren't supposed to be visiting).
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What I've noticed is that, as long as the main program and launcher both close successfully (i.e. not crash), no traces will be left behind. I've had Seamonkey Portable crash on me and leave behind my whole profile until I manually deleted it later.
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Your profile is stored on your portable media. It's never copied locally at all.
And even if Seamonkey crashes, the launcher will still properly clean up.
Unless of course you launch seamonkey.exe directly, which isn't portable.
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http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4197/printscreenn.jpg
Not sure how this folder came about then.
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That's not your profile. That's an extensions folder that generally only contains a few empty folders. The original is backed up while SeaMonkey runs and then restored after SeaMonkey closes (or crashes). Unless you somehow managed to crash both the app and the launcher, in which case your PC or drive has bigger issues, as that's pretty hard to do.
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I've had problems where Adobe Flash crashes. Not sure if it affects the launcher, but Seamonkey gives me a crash report screen.
SWAG
So, basically the answer to the OP's question is: sometimes.
Ed
the answer to the OP is "yes, definitely, always"
PortableApps are not designed to be stealth.
If someone scans the registry on a PC he has used them on, there will be detectable traces there, in MRU keys, DLL location caches, application run histories, preloader configurations, and many many such places that quite clearly show a clued-up administrator what you have been running on the PC.
None of these contain any personal or private data, but they do show what apps you have run, and if you're breaching the rules of your workplace, you can be disciplined for it based on such evidence.
And to pre-empt the inevitable questions, you would need administrator access to remove these traces, which most users simply don't have on the PCs they run portable apps on. The apps and site have never claimed stealth as an objective, and no, there are no plans to change this.
PortableApps are not designed to be stealth.
That statement is misleading...
Portable Apps are designed to be as stealth as possible. There are somethings, though, that cannot be [easily] fixed, such as the fact that Windows learns what apps you run, and writes that stuff on the registry.
PortableApps can't really fix that part, but are designed to get rid of as much junk as the developer can find.