Can an infection travel through ubuntu to windows from dual boot?

AMDFanboy_1 · Apr 27, 2016

Im running dual boot windows and ubuntu..windows for gaming, ubuntu for Virtualbox.Now I was wondering say the virus leaks from Vbox to ubuntu (i heard the chances are REALLY low) would it be able to travel over to the other OS (Windows)

alpacino2368 · Apr 27, 2016

Ubuntu runs on a linux kernel. Similar to Mac and Android.

Windows runs their own proprietary kernel.

So in short, you should be completely fine. I've never heard of a virus designed to work in both environments.

ex_bubblehead · Apr 27, 2016

Any virus, or malware will easily cross over via any shared files or executables.

alpacino2368 · Apr 27, 2016

ex_bubblehead :

The file is already on the hard drive regardless if his PC is infected. However it won't be able to operate in another system.

IE: You can't run the Cats.exe virus on a mac, since .exe is only windows. Therefore the virus is just another junk file that can't do anything.

Edit: By system I don't mean a physical system but an OS

ex_bubblehead · Apr 27, 2016

alpacino2368 :

Uh, yes it will. VMWare (or VirtualBox) running Windows, sharing a common directory with another copy of Windows installed as dual boot. Or, Linux side running WINE, also sharing a common directory with a dual booted Windows installation. In either case an infected file or executable can carry that virus/malware across to the other side quite easily. Been there, done that, got a closet full of T-shirts. WINE long ago reached a level of compatibility that viruses are a real threat, and I've seen one or two break out of the sandbox and cause some issues in ~.

For the record, I have seen (though it's been a long, long time) a cross platform virus.

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