On 12/15/2011 01:06 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
They're usually libraries and may be cross-platform, e.g. the mplayer non-free codecs are designed for Windows but work in Linux as well.
I see. Thank you. However, considering the differences between the two environments, especially the differences in how security is implemented, would malware designed for Windows be able to do any damage on a Linux system? (I can see how it could phone home and/or download a payload, but could it cause any permanent damage to anything other than the user's own files?) I've been telling people that Windows-specific malware doesn't work under Linux, but then, I was telling people that email viruses were impossible right up until the first one struck. If my information's out of date, I need to know.
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