On 04/18/2010 10:54 AM, Antonio Olivares wrote: >>>> So the myth is just that, a myth >>>> >>>> >>> IOW, when you run Windows apps, you get infected. >>> >> Where's the myth? Did >> >>> your Linux system crash? Were any of your system files >>> >> corrupted? Was >> >>> any of your non-Wine data leaked? Was your root >>> >> password compromised? >> >>> Did anything happen that would still have happened if >>> >> you weren't >> >>> running a Windows API? >>> >>> poc >>> >>> >>> >> No, non of linux was actually infected and not harmed >> in any way that I >> can see. >> >> My point is if wine is part of a Fedora install because it >> installs with >> Fedora automatically it is part of the system in general. >> > Nope, Wine is not part of Fedora default install, it is packaged for Fedora > and available through yum > # yum install wine > > >> Considering the way it works I really dont know why it is >> there is there >> if it can be infected as easily as this. >> > Malware exists, it is frequent and if one is not careful, it could come in to > any system. But one has to be asking for it with Linux based and other Unix > based operating systems. Through wine, it can come in, but no harm was done > right? > > >> I have removed wine altogether. >> >> Also I did have Clamav running with this machine and even >> after finding >> the viruses with Avira, Clamav would not see them at all. >> > Maybe the ClamAV is looking for other types of virii not specific to windows. > > >> That to me does spell trouble if >> 1. A person is relying on linux reputation for not getting >> a virus then >> does something dumb like using wine and getting infected. >> > This is like a user shooting (him/her)self on the foot. > > >> 2. Thinks that protection is needed and uses Clamav for >> that protection >> and the software fails them by not finding the culprit >> >> >> I know one thing Avira free is staying on this machine for >> a while >> >> >> Better to be safe than sorry!!!! >> -- >> > > running wine on fedora or other linux based systems is something most people > do and do not get infections. What Patrick wrote is right on the money. > > >>> IOW, when you run Windows apps, you get infected. >>> >> Where's the myth? Did >> >>> your Linux system crash? Were any of your system files >>> >> corrupted? Was >> >>> any of your non-Wine data leaked? Was your root >>> >> password compromised? >> >>> Did anything happen that would still have happened if >>> >> you weren't >> >>> running a Windows API? >>> > It was not and you have stated that. So all in all, it is not Fedora's fault > it is between the user and wine; > > Also as Bruno and others have pointed out, Selinux is there to protect us. > It can also let you know that somethings are going on and that somewhere a > file was mislabeled and ...., the setroubleshoot star appears and guides you > to find solutions and where the solution offered does not work, you may > report the issue on selinux list, bugzilla, etc. You may also disable it > like some other users have because it gets in the way too much! But it is > there to protect you, not to make your life miserable. I have encountered > difficulties with it too, and Mr. Dan Walsh, Tom London, and others have been > very helpful and thus I can't complain about selinux. > > Regards, > > Antonio > > > > Thank you all for the help
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