Re: Wine or Android
Originally Posted by
N00b-un-2
There is no way to currently run Android apps on Linux, at least not in any way that has acceptable performance (the AVD manager that comes with the SDK). The Android emulator suffers from terrible performance.
As far as Windows security issues on WINE, yes. It is perfectly possible to get a WINE installation infected with Windows malware, however these issues are specific to WINE, meaning that a Windows virus infecting Windows software on WINE is incapable of affecting the function of your Linux system in any way. Fixing the issue is as simple as uninstalling WINE and deleting the .wine directory from your /home.
You may want to look into VirtualBox or some other virtualization software. I avoid using WINE whenever possible as I find it to be problematic, buggy and generally a poor substitute for an actual Windows system. Especially if it's going to be running something that could potentially have serious negative health side effects such as your nicotine vapor inhaler.
Windows malware affecting Windows software is of no issue to Linux - Correct.
However Windows malware can be written to target the Linux kernel with system calls if written for purpose using the wine interpreter.
The likelihood is rare, however it is something to be aware of and not dismissed.
not forgetting some people use and run WINE as root
Last edited by haqking; December 24th, 2012 at 09:34 PM.
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