Gogo SempaiAug 5, 2023

Well that didn't go as expected...

https://programming.dev/post/1326787

Well that didn't go as expected... - programming.dev

For those who are wondering, yes, Wine is malware compatible so be careful about the EXEs you run! https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Is_Wine_malware-compatible.3F [https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#Is_Wine_malware-compatible.3F]

Show threadNorgurAug 5, 2023
Well, the difference is that you can eradicate the Malware for Wine by doing a quick sudo apt-get purge wine && apt-get install wine and be done with it.
Show threadsomedaysoon
I don’t use Wine so I’m really not sure if this would be prevented, but if Wine has read/write file access and the virus is ransomware and encrypts your files then that wouldn’t really help, right?
Aug 5, 2023 at 2:46pmWeb
Show threadSh1nyM3t4l4ssAug 5, 2023

I don’t use Wine so I’m really not sure if this would be prevented

It is not prevented. In fact I saw a video where someone removed the Z:\ drive for wine (the path that gives windows apps access to the whole Linux rootfs) and then ran Wannacry, and it was somehow still able to encrypt all writable folders on the system.