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For those who are wondering, yes, Wine is malware compatible so be careful about the EXEs you run!
how could it be though? a malware written for windows isn't the same as one written for linux, even if it got out to your computer it shouldn't be able to do really anything since it can't orient itself around an operating system it wasn't written for
I didn't know malware compatible was a term, oh it's wonderful! I'm gonna use it on people in real life hehe
I haven't run a Linux machine in years. Has wine improved or was I just not savvy enough to get things to run on it?
If you run games with Steam on Linux, it will probably use Proton, which uses Wine. It allows thousands of games to be click & play now on Linux now. See: https://www.protondb.com/
I just got a real bad malware on my windows PC and I'm legit considering using Linux as a response. What's the best into to someone who isn't a programmer but understands computers relatively well enough?
I feel like, for some weird reason, nobody on lemmy knows how meme templates are supposed to be used.
People bitching about meme usage. I am home.
It's like watching my parents try to meme and I'm here for it.
you mean because of the last two panels which are supposed to be the same? I personally prefer this version, it always bothered me reading the same thing twice which didn't add much to the meme
The double take is the meme though…
it doesn’t have to conform to the exact format to work
its like retelling a joke you heard but leaving out the punchline
If it doesn't conform to the format, you should pick a different one that it does conform to and use that instead.
What if they couldn't come up with a different format (even tho I may know different formats to use here I sometimes simply don't know their name (to search for their templates) or I'm just lacking the mental capacity to think of a more fitting one :')
no matter what os you use you can get viruses on linux and macos the chanche is slimmer because they have a smaller user base. the only way to not get viruses is to use your brain. for those who don't know there are linux viruses and you can get them if you don't pay attention
And now some normie is going to think that Wine is actually a virus.
~~Vulnerable to malware~~ Malware compatible
You really don't think Linux has viruses? I'm confused by this post. Is it an excuse to shit on wine and windows?
They're super rare. I've not gotten one once in decades, whereas I've encountered countless viruses on Windows. Linux is more secure, but also it's just a smaller target. Best way to avoid viruses is to use an OS nobody else wants to use *taps head
I think you have a false sense of security with regards to Linux vulnerabilities and exploitations. There are dozen of known exploits throughout the Linux ecosystem that are publicly disclosed frequently.
What makes you think Linux is more secure than windows? I'm not trying to start an argument here I'm just curious.
I find the Linux ecosystem has far better updating mechanisms than Windows and it doesn't have as much backwards compatibility cruft as Windows. That and the open source nature I think is better at having exploits uncovered. I'm not saying Linux is perfectly secure, but that it's more secure than Windows. But I think the biggest reason it's less likely to get viruses is just that it's a smaller target and that hackers aren't spending as much time trying to attack it, plus the users are more tech savvy meaning any attacks will be less lucrative.
it’s a smaller target and that hackers aren’t spending as much time trying to attack it
It's the most popular server system, so I'm not so sure about that.
The target user base is much smaller. Most viruses are spread through user error and server administrators are far more competent than a typical OS user. Also, typical server exploits lead to exposing credentials rather than spreading viruses.
Software is usually installed from repositories and not random websites, so there is less room for user error in general. Even if you download an executable file, you will most likely have to give it permissions to run first. So I think it's more immune to viruses not because of its users, but because of the way it's designed.
Wine also mounts your home directory by default so... yeah...
This is why I always test suspicious files on my work issued PC.
I see you work for my company...
You're the reason my Mondays are always chaos
Then you're not going to be happy with me deploying work production code via my dedicated porn box...
This happened to me not long ago when I found a monero miner running on my laptop. Being a highly technical person, I feel unbounded shame.
Was it still through WINE? I'd feel bad for the miner as well as it likely couldn't have done the MSR mod so low hashrate lol.
Feeling bad that a scammer couldn't scam hard enough is hilarious. Only in a Linux forum.
Tbf, if you get an OOTB distro infected, that is most definitely user error
How did you figure out it was running? How did you confirm? Teach me your methods
Please
It was pretty easy to spot in htop since it had really high CPU usage. Plus, the command line args it launched with included the word "Monero" multiple times, so that was a bit of a giveaway haha
I use Nix, so I’ll just reinstall my system if anything really bad ever happens. Sometimes I reinstall just because. My important files are on a delegate drive I have to manually mount, so I’m not too worried.
Image Transcription: Meme
[Gru, the long-nosed protagonist of the "Despicable Me" franchise, presents to the camera, pointing into the air and smiling. Behind him is a flipchart with text reading:]
And the best part about using Linux: No viruses!
[Still presenting, Gru has his hand in a C shape and his head down as he peers at the gap between his fingers. The text now reads:]
Look at this, a website downloaded a malicious .exe on my machine.
[Gru now has his hands pointing down, fingers splayed, still presenting. The text now reads:]
*Double Click*
See? Nothing happe...
[Gru looks back to the flipchart in a double-take, his eyes round and wide and his mouth downturned. The text still reads:]
*Wine is launching*
[The Wine logo: a slightly tipped wine glass with red wine sloshing inside it.]
I am a human who transcribes posts to improve accessibility on Lemmy. Transcriptions help people who use screen readers or other assistive technology to use the site. For more information, see here.
Oh gods I'm tired. I read:
Image Transcription: Meme
And saw the line break and thought "Wow. That was a good transcription." I think I need to go back to bed.
Good human
Even better: Wine defaults to giving access to your whole drive to new prefixes.
Though "only" your personal files are at risk cause of permissions.
“Well no problem, they can’t run without root privileges!” -/home left the game
Time to go back to our "roots" then.
