[Solved] Speccy Portable (PortableApps) - Not Detected (Bug)

OLLI_S · 15 Oct 2023, 12:09

This topic is about Speccy Portable from PortableApps.com.
But let me start with Recuva Portable, so you see, why I am ussing the versions from PortableApps.com.

For Recuva Portable there is no official new release available:
https://vulndetect.org/topic/2618/recuva-portable-recommended-version-not-available

In the Piriform forums a moderator wrote me, that Speccy and also Recuva are available at PortableApps.com:

Therefore, I downloaded these versions for PortableApps.com.

Recuva Portable from PortableApps.com is detected by VulnDetect.
But Speccy Portable from PortableApps.com is NOT detected by VulnDetect.

Here the information extracted from the official portable version from Piriform:

File name and path:     C:\Users\olive\OneDrive\PortableApps\PortableApps\_Speccy\Speccy64.exe
Product Name:           Speccy 
Internal Name:          Speccy 
Original Filename:      Speccy.exe

File Description:       Speccy 
Company:                Piriform Ltd
Legal Copyright:        Copyright © 2005-2018 Piriform Ltd
Legal Trademarks:       
Comments:               Speccy 

File Version String:    1.32.26.740
File Version:           1.32.26.740
Product Version String: 1.32.26.740
Product Version:        1.32.26.740

Here the information extracted from the version from PortableApps.com:

App-Launcher from PortableApps.com

File name and path:     C:\Users\olive\OneDrive\PortableApps\PortableApps\specPortable\specPortable.exe
Product Name:           specPortable
Internal Name:          PortableApps.com Launcher
Original Filename:      specPortable.exe

File Description:       specPortable (PortableApps.com Launcher)
Company:                PortableApps.com
Legal Copyright:        PortableApps.com
Legal Trademarks:       PortableApps.com is a Trademark of Rare Ideas, LLC.
Comments:               A build of the PortableApps.com Launcher for specPortable, allowing it to be run from a removable drive.  For additional details, visit PortableApps.com

File Version String:    2.2.2.1
File Version:           2.2.2.1
Product Version String: 2.2.2.1
Product Version:        2.2.2.1

32 Bit

File name and path:     C:\Users\olive\OneDrive\PortableApps\PortableApps\specPortable\App\Speccy\Speccy.exe
Product Name:           Speccy
Internal Name:          Speccy.exe
Original Filename:      Speccy.exe

File Description:       Speccy
Company:                Piriform Software Ltd
Legal Copyright:        Copyright Piriform 2005-2020
Legal Trademarks:       
Comments:               

File Version String:    1.32.0.803
File Version:           1.32.0.803
Product Version String: 1.32.0.803
Product Version:        1.32.0.803

64 Bit

File name and path:     C:\Users\olive\OneDrive\PortableApps\PortableApps\specPortable\App\Speccy\Speccy64.exe
Product Name:           Speccy
Internal Name:          Speccy.exe
Original Filename:      Speccy.exe

File Description:       Speccy
Company:                Piriform Software Ltd
Legal Copyright:        Copyright Piriform 2005-2020
Legal Trademarks:       
Comments:               

File Version String:    1.32.0.803
File Version:           1.32.0.803
Product Version String: 1.32.0.803
Product Version:        1.32.0.803

Tom · 16 Oct 2023, 17:36

Recuva is detected because the portable EXE file happens to match the same criteria as the original file, so avoiding to detect it as Recuve would be hard.

However, Speccy has a completely different filename, different properties and even a different version number, so tracking that is not trivial.

In general, any detection of portable apps isn't intentional, it is a coincidence, because the portable app, like Recuva, happens to have the same properties.

I can only encourage anyone who repackages apps as portable to do it the same way as the Recuva portable, it will ease the burden for all users of the portable app, and for us, to keep track of it.

OLLI_S · 22 Oct 2023, 10:18

@Tom
These builds from PortableApps.com are 3rd party repacks and not official from Piriform.
Therefore I suggest, that you DO NOT ADD IT in VulnDetect.
Add only the official releases.

If you agree, I would close this issue with the status "[Declined]".

OLLI_S · 22 Oct 2023, 11:39

When I use the official portable version that I still had in my download archive, then it is detected by VulnDetect.
Issue solved!