On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Christopher Stamper < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Jan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> thx. i was tho wondering, if some windows virus i could get through >> linux could get onto my windows (im dual-booting), tho i dont no if >> thats even possible. >> > > No, because the virus could not execute any code in linux - making it > impossible to get into the windows partition. > > However, if you download an infected .exe or something, and manually copy > it to your windows system, then you could have problems. The virus could not > automatically get into your windows partition; you'd have to purposely do > it. > > > -- > Christopher Stamper > > Email: [email protected] > > Web: http://tinyurl.com/2ooncg > gTalk: http://tinyurl.com/6e359r > Skype: cdstamper > > > > If you are running a dual boot machine with Linux and Windows, or even if you plan to just transfer files downloaded from a Linux machine to a Windows box, it would be a good idea to download and use Clam AV. As Christopher mentioned above, it IS possible to get infected by a virus transmitted along with a transferred file. -- Rob Smith Posted via #!CrunchBang Linux (v.8.10.01) A lightweight Ubuntu distribution. Because software, like people, should be allowed to exist in an open, sharing community, and not kept contained by corporate greed! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
