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Install Ubuntu on Windows as an Application



On 7/4/07, Scott Ehrlich <scott-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Now, if a virus/infection takes down Windows, or some web site installs a
> keyboard-capture program, or something else happens, with Ubuntu installed
> in a file, as opposed to a dedicated partition, I can't see how a Windows
> infection would affect the Ubuntu installation, but am wondering if anyone
> else can?

The malware could delete the file of course :-)  Additionally, Windows
is still receiving the key events before Ubuntu receives them, so you
won't be protected while browsing a secure web site in Firefox on
Ubuntu, if you have a keylogger on you Windows host...
-- 
Kristian Hermansen

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