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PortableFreeware.com hacked. Usernames, emails and password hashes taken.

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 24, 2011 - 4:34pm

PortableFreeware.com's user database was apparently hacked and posted online on July 5th and hacked again July 31st and posted online on August 23rd according to user posts in their forum and Twitter. Usernames, email addresses and password hashes (MD5) were apparently posted.

Using PAs MozillaThunderbird synced on more then one PC

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Submitted by chribre on August 24, 2011 - 4:43am

I am using 5PCs in paralell to work on. On all PCs the Data is kept in sync by Dropbox.

I am using Mozilla Thunderbird installed like:
D:\Dropbox\PortableApps.sync\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable
with the data in:
D:\Dropbox\Thunderbird-Daten.sync
with its subfolders:
email(at)gmx.net
anotheremail(at)gmx.net
.....
local Folders
profile

This setup is working fine on all PCs

When I have used Thunderbird on one PC I have to wait for the syncing done by Dropbox until I can start Thunderbird on another PC. That means checking the sync-state on all PCs befor using Thunderbird.

iPhone Contacts

Submitted by MiStr on August 21, 2011 - 5:02am

Hi
the problem: I've changed my PC hard drive and changed from Microsoft Office to Open Office and as I syncronisized iPhone contacts in MS Exchange there is my problem now: Does this exchange work in Open Office too? I think, I need some help, I'm not very expert yet. Thank you!

"[...] did not close properly last time it was run and ...

Submitted by rinolt on August 20, 2011 - 7:09am

Moderator Note: This topic is outdated. The PortableApps.com Platform gained the ability to automatically close apps in 2014. Details on how to enable this feature, how to avoid the error message, and how it will be addressed further in the future are included on this support page: https://portableapps.com/support/portable_app#didnotcloseproperly

..will now clean up. Please then start [...] again manually."

Had to uninstall

Submitted by hokeypokey on August 19, 2011 - 7:48am

Hi folks,

Regretfully, I had to uninstall portable apps, RedNotebook Portable and ClamWin Portable.

I believe they were conflicting with the system since I did not have these problems prior to installation.

I am using CCleaner, Advanced System Care and Defraggler by Piriform.

When these programs are executed, they crash and go into a re-boot.

These problems are now gone.

I am using Windows 7 on a 64-bit system.

Sorry,

Tom Strang

[Changed from all-uppercase - mod Chris]

SourceForge offerings

Submitted by J Neutron on August 17, 2011 - 6:19am

When I went to download a ThunderbirdPortable today, SourceForge told me that I might like "PortableApps.com Extras". I checked it out, and the page is called "PortableApps.com Extras by sag47" and it contains some "portable" programs.

This sounds like infringement and something that SourceForge shouldn't permit.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableappsext/?_test=crossmerch

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