[ubuntu-in] Virus' on Linux (Wine) (Was: Ubuntu 64 bit apps )

[Mir Nazim]

On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Ramnarayan. K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Mir Nazim <mirnazim at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Dinesh Uthayakumar <udinesh5 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Doesnt wine spread worms and viruses which are vulnerable on windows ?
> > >
> >
> > Not sure about this one but would like to know more on this. A quick
> > google gave me following:
> >
> > http://www.winehq.org/pipermail/wine-users/2005-January/016730.html
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=72598
> >
>
> the above links lead me to this
> http://www.linux.com/articles/42031
>
> not the somefool virus while working under wine actually resulted in a drop
> in performance on the machine.

Actually I what I think is that a wndows virus can affect targeted
apps running on wine.
Like if you have IE running on wine, IE velnurabilities are still open.


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