Can anyone validate that the Notepad++ updates via portable apps were not affected by the China hack?
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The attack was via the Notepad++ publisher's hosting to redirect the built in automatic updater to an alternate location in target attacks. Notepad++'s built in app updater is turned off by default in Notepad++ Portable.
If someone manually turned it on, checked for an update, and then had Notepad++ download and run the installer, they could have been affected, of course.
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Cool. I was hoping that was the case, I appreciate the response.