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Well that didn't go as expected... (programming.dev)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/linuxmemes
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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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

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