http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11421
Stefan Dösinger stefandoesinger@gmx.at changed:
What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |stefandoesinger@gmx.at Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID
--- Comment #1 from Stefan Dösinger stefandoesinger@gmx.at 2008-01-31 15:38:01 --- You're right on all points. Even more than that, a windows virus can do any Linux syscall via INT 0x80. So even without the Z:\ drive a Windows Virus running in Wine can do everything a Linux application running on the same account can do.
This is not a bug though. This is a consequence of how Wine works. Wine is not a security sandbox. If you want to protect yourself against Windows viruses use any Linux or Windows based security software. For example, run Windows apps as a normal user, not root, and your Linux system can't be hurt. Run Windows apps in a chroot environment and they won't be able to access your data.