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Being under active development doesn't mean that ReactOS is secure. Sure, there's attention being paid to OS-level security policies (user accounts, passwords,
by chriswarbo 13y ago
Being under active development doesn't mean that ReactOS is secure. Sure, there's attention being paid to OS-level security policies (user accounts, passwords, etc.) but there's nowhere near enough dev resources to focus on the kind of vulnerabilities that are actually exploited against win32 systems (ie. bugs).
Running a Windows firewall and virus scanner might help, but a) do they run reliably (they certainly hook into the OS more than most standard apps) and b) how many exploits will be ReacOS-specific?
- ForHackernews 13y agoThat's an interesting question: Is ReactOS even vulnerable to win32 exploits? In other words, are the vulnerabilities flaws in design, or flaws in implementation? (Or some of each?)
- davidgerard 13y agoWine does Win32 well enough to run malware. It's not so much 'sploits as just running software that does socially unpleasant things.
- ForHackernews 13y agoI guess they've improved their compatibility since 2005: http://archive09.linux.com/feature/42031 http://archive09.linux.com/feature/42031
- davidgerard 13y agoIt's actually in the FAQ: http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-1c91cac836dd52754c846d2ef62be4f346eebe87 http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-1c91cac836dd52754c846d2ef62b... tl;dr don't run toxic waste without due caution.