[plug] viruses.?

[Senectus .]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 15:35:09 +0800, W.Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Lots on google: e.g., http://www.vnunet.com/news/1125594
> 
> Extract: "Another user commented: "Wine supporters have finally ported
> the single most popular Windows application to Wine. It took a lot of
> work and years of research and determined effort, but it can finally be
> put to rest. Yes, thanks to the efforts of hackers worldwide, Linux is
> now capable of running Virus programs designed for Windows.""
> 
> While this one was harmless, others may not be ...
> 
But surely the damage would be limited to the "fake drives" in that
wine session, and ONLY when the wine session was running.. the rest of
the time it would be completely inert..

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