Hey everyone! I'm curious about the safety of running a Windows .exe file using Wine or Proton on my Linux system—specifically on distributions like Debian, Fedora, or Arch. Could my Linux get infected if that file has a virus? If there's a risk, what steps can I take to safely test the program without compromising my system? Thanks for any insights!
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Technically, running a Windows executable could be risky, but in practice, it’s very unlikely for a Windows virus to work effectively on Linux through Wine. Wine is more of a compatibility layer rather than a full emulator, so it doesn’t completely isolate the environment. For safety, it’s better to use a virtual machine or container to test such .exe files instead of using Wine directly.
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