Possibility of Amiga virus launched under emulator impacting host Windows PC? - Page 2

mailman · 07 August 2007, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jotd

That looks like an urban legend. Detecting WinUAE from an amiga application is possible, but running a format C: from an amiga application is just not possible.

There used to be people who claimed that they encountered it. I will investigate and let you know.

Coagulus · 08 August 2007, 13:39

What about that Winlaunch program that could launch PC stuff? If that could do it then couldn't other stuff?

eLowar · 08 August 2007, 13:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coagulus

What about that Winlaunch program that could launch PC stuff? If that could do it then couldn't other stuff?

Hmm, s'pose that's a point.

I'll back out of the discussion as I don't really have an idea what's possible from within UAE.

spiff · 08 August 2007, 18:49

Considering the fact that the most spread "virus" these days are AttachmentClickMe.vbs someone probably would rename it to winuae.vbs and voila...

Instant amiga chart topping!

13 September 2007, 17:39

BUMP!

Any more info from our good people who were testing this premise?

s2325 · 13 September 2007, 20:13

4GB of free space from HDD vanished forever after playing some game from virtual Amiga HDD under WinUAE.

mailman · 13 September 2007, 20:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

There used to be people who claimed that they encountered it. I will investigate and let you know.

OK. Cleared. JOTD was right. It is not possible to format C: from emulated Amiga point of view. It is only possible to detect whether the program is being run from emulated or real Amiga.

potis21 · 22 September 2007, 17:55

from the PC side, emulation is just a windoze program, which has no ability to affect drives at low level. But you could erase Windoze files since the program has the access level of a user or an administrator (that is you running the program) therefore do not share folders that contain valuable data. Copy the data for process into a second folder, assign that folder as a drive to UAE and use the duplicates for process from amiga programs.

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08 August 2007, 13:39	#22
Coagulus Gets there in the end... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 862	What about that Winlaunch program that could launch PC stuff? If that could do it then couldn't other stuff?

08 August 2007, 18:49	#24
spiff Oh noes! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 766	Considering the fact that the most spread "virus" these days are AttachmentClickMe.vbs someone probably would rename it to winuae.vbs and voila... Instant amiga chart topping!

13 September 2007, 17:39	#25
watzwat Posts: n/a	BUMP! Any more info from our good people who were testing this premise?

13 September 2007, 20:13	#26
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	4GB of free space from HDD vanished forever after playing some game from virtual Amiga HDD under WinUAE.

22 September 2007, 17:55	#28
potis21 M$ Survivor Join Date: May 2007 Location: Greece - Crete Age: 47 Posts: 13	from the PC side, emulation is just a windoze program, which has no ability to affect drives at low level. But you could erase Windoze files since the program has the access level of a user or an administrator (that is you running the program) therefore do not share folders that contain valuable data. Copy the data for process into a second folder, assign that folder as a drive to UAE and use the duplicates for process from amiga programs.

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