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Running Windows Viruses Under Linux

Posted by timothy on from the under-is-the-right-preposition dept.

ResQuad writes "Everyone loves Windows viruses, right? Well, the crazy people over at NewsForge (owned by the same people that own Slashdot) decided to try running Windows viruses with Wine. So next time you receive an email virus, strike up Wine and see what you can do (or not)."

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  1. Wine is not an Emulator. by wot.narg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Lets see just how non emulator wine is... If the virii own it, its an emulator, if not, its telling the truth.

    Bwhahahh...

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