Post #3783014
2026-07-13 10:42 UTC
Doesn’t wine expose your system disk as disk Z to programs? Any info stealer can potentially find your .mozilla or .chromium directory and upload it to some server.
The point is, none of this is a security layer. The risk is probably low, but it should be properly understood and mitigated - which OP is trying to do.
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@helix@feddit.org 2026-07-13 18:37
Exactly my thoughts. If the credential stealer is coded halfway competently, it doesn’t matter if the creds lay on C: or Z: After all, WINE is trying to emulate Windows with all its quirks and features, which will also mean that it runs Windows viruses perfectly fine. Heck, I think WINE can probably run Windows viruses better than Windows itself.
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@umbrella@lemmy.ml 2026-07-13 20:04
that’s where a system like flatpak comes in. you shouldn’t have easy rw access to you entire home directory. i know flatpak has holes but if that complicates malware made for windows, that’d be it for now. not saying the risk doesn’t exist though. maybe firejail or something would be more complete security.