Does the PortableApps Platform Update/App Updates Run .exe's on the Hard Drive?

I've searched the forum, but cannot find an answer. The reason for my question is I run the Portable Apps on my external hard drive connected to my work laptop. My employer has implemented a network security warning to the network admins if I try to run a .exe program on my laptop. And now there is a platform update, so I'm not sure whether I should run it or not.

Previously I've been able to add .exe programs by running them from the external drive, but apparently some temp files are transferred to the hard drive (and some are .exe). I learned of this last week when I tried to update one of my portable apps (filezilla), and it apparently tried to update as a .exe, so my network admins contacted and questioned me about it.

I want to continue to update the platform as well as my portable apps, but should I if an .exe is run for a platform/app update? Obviously, I don't want to attract a lot of attention with my network admins where they could possibly prevent me from using PortableApps altogether.

Thanks for any and all replies.

-Tony