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Firefox "Portable" seems like a virus.

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Hello,

I waned to run two versions of FF on my PC so someone told me to download Firefox "Portable" from "SourceForge / PortableApps.com. So i downloaded it seems like a virus. Wherever i go i get these error messages of "unsafe connection". I get the following message when i go to add on's or a website.  "This Connection is Untrusted

You have asked Firefox to connect securely to services.addons.mozilla.org, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.

Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified. What Should I Do?

If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue. What is causing this? How do i fix it and is it a virus or junkware?

Hello, I waned to run two versions of FF on my PC so someone told me to download Firefox "Portable" from "SourceForge / PortableApps.com. So i downloaded it seems like a virus. Wherever i go i get these error messages of "unsafe connection". I get the following message when i go to add on's or a website. "This Connection is Untrusted You have asked Firefox to connect securely to services.addons.mozilla.org, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure. Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified. What Should I Do? If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue. What is causing this? How do i fix it and is it a virus or junkware?

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Firefox Portable is not an official version of Firefox, it's not a virus but it's not from Mozilla. Why are you running two versions of Firefox?

Server Not Found - Troubleshoot connection problems

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I tried the link;

https://services.addons.mozilla.org/

This is what I got

403 Forbidden

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BTW; the link to Mozilla Add-ons is;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

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So if it's not official they can track me and stalk me and steal my data and stuff like that? i wanted to run two versions because i don't want to upgrade from FF 27.0.1 and i also wanted to try FF 29.0.

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If FF "Portable isn't official then why is Mozilla letting people use their name and design?

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The Portableapps version of Firefox has been around for several years as a trusted option.