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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. Re:Wine is not an Emulator. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    virii is not a word. Read any grammar book, attend an elementary school english class and you'll find that viruses is the only correct plural form of virus. This isn't a disputed point, it's a rule set in stone. English is not a very regular language and thus there are many words that are exceptions to the rule and virus is a very well known one.