tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post2966568442992710533..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: A virus is forever, not just for ChristmasStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-31918495071718967542008-08-21T14:12:00.000+10:002008-08-21T14:12:00.000+10:00Gam - thanks. I didn't know that viruses under WI...Gam - thanks. I didn't know that viruses under WINE could affect your home directory. (I do know it's Not an Emulator, although describing it as such often makes more sense to lay-people than calling it anything more technically correct.)StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-10040679012182571282008-08-20T21:14:00.000+10:002008-08-20T21:14:00.000+10:00WINE Is Not an Emulator. it's an incomplete implem...WINE Is Not an Emulator. it's an incomplete implementation of windows apis, so only viruses that exploit application bugs should work, ones that rely on kernel exploits probably won't. though you shouldn't let exes execute by default, there's always a chance that if a virus tries to take out your default wine drives it could trash your home directory as well. it is a very good idea to change your default wine setup to directories other than your home dir if you're regularly opening files that might be exposed to infection (probably not an issue with uni machines).<BR/><BR/>apologies if this is redundant, or impertinent information :)Gamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133337989446077910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-13105094084254196112008-08-20T01:05:00.000+10:002008-08-20T01:05:00.000+10:00what? you mean this isn't normal??what? you mean this isn't normal??sabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00664702437071826223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-28073076109616990472008-08-18T19:33:00.000+10:002008-08-18T19:33:00.000+10:00moop! moop!(howdya like MY accent?)moop! moop!<BR/><BR/>(howdya like MY accent?)Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-64382948113410828642008-08-18T17:11:00.000+10:002008-08-18T17:11:00.000+10:00I'd rather have comments that say "teehee" than no...I'd rather have comments that say "teehee" than no comments at all, so thanks :)StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-30699281477482862202008-08-18T16:12:00.000+10:002008-08-18T16:12:00.000+10:00Teehee... (A really insightful comment I know, but...Teehee... <BR/><BR/>(A really insightful comment I know, but the post did make me laugh and I'm trying to make a habit of commenting more)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com