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General discussions of portable apps and news.

which new portable browser?

Submitted by ottosykora on October 16, 2017 - 4:29am

As Firefox is ending support for extensions very soon, it looks like it will become rather useless then.
Which browser will still be able to use some extensions after Nov 17?
Which browser is recomended replacement?
Chrome based once are not really an alternative, as they can not be made portable really, so what will remain?

Java Help

Submitted by Smokes on October 7, 2017 - 4:03pm

Hello Forum
I am new to PortableApps and the forum, I know nothing about Java apart from it needs to be updated to stop mallware and other nasties.

JDownloader portable is a big plus, Thank you to the team or person involved in creating this also Thank you to the many people who develop other portable apps. I have tried my best to sort this issue out but dont seem any further forward after spending the whole day trying to figure it out.

Hackers compromised CCleaner, is PortableApps vulnerable to this?

Submitted by ardouronerous on October 3, 2017 - 10:50pm

I'm a long-time user of PortableApps.com, I install and update using the PortableApps Platform.

We recently learned that hackers had slipped malware and therefore compromising Avast's CCleaner, which infected 2.27M users, read the story here: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/18/avast-reckons-ccleaner-malware-infecte...

My question is, is PortableApps vulnerable to this? Is PortableApps doing enough to prevent this type of compromise?

Why Windows Firewall can not block portable apps?

Submitted by phuongtam on October 1, 2017 - 12:48pm

Hi,

Why I can not block portable apps with Windows default Firewall?

I try this command as administrator rights:

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="PORTABLE_WiseDiskCleaner" dir=out action=block program="E:\PortableApps\PortableApps\WiseDiskCleanerPortable\App\WiseDiskCleaner\WiseDiskCleaner.exe"

But WiseDiskCleaner still use my network. How can I block with Windows default firewall (or settings)?

Thanks in advance

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