Re: [SLUG] wine and viruses

From: Brian Coyle (brian@linuxwidows.com)
Date: Sun Aug 31 2003 - 23:55:07 EDT


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On Sunday 31 August 2003 23:14, ethan@ethanzimmerman.com wrote:
> just out of curiosity has anyone ever tried to run windows viruses under
> wine? In other words. does wine have complete compatability with windows
> viruses? :-)

I seriously doubt Windows specific malware would function as expected
under wine... The propagation code might work, but the initial vulnerability
vector would be missing.

Now VMWare, Bochs, Plex86 or any other emulation system that requires a full
copy of Windows under Linux, that's another story! :)

If you're interested in using Linux to better understand 'doze exploits,
search google for "Reverse Engineering Malware". Pay particular attention
to the items by Lenny Zeltser.

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Security is simply a speed bump, not a road block.
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