Post #3758125

Linux isn’t inherently safer than Windows when running untrusted binaries, i.e. games. There is a real possibility of user data being extracted or a virus infecting a WINE prefix. If you get a crypto trojan it doesn’t matter if you’re cool and on Linux, they still can encrypt all your precious family photos. Please do not hand out potentially dangerous advice like “you should be safe”. Sure, the architecture of Linux distributions make it harder for criminals to do things, but you’re certainly not safe running untrusted binaries, even though Steam does some security analysis before games can be uploaded, and malware games are usually reported quickly.