BleepingComputer.com: Can a virus that affect Windows affect a linux partition on the same PC

I fear that the virus on my windows xp affect the other HD that has Ubuntu can a virus move through partitions?

Also another question is:
If I execute a virus on wine can it affect the entire os?

Las question:
If I open an email that's meant to infect my pc just by viewing it can it affect any OS or does it depend on the browser?

(Admins delete my post if I'm not allowed to respond to this topic)

I don't think it can, unless it's a cross-platform malware like the Boonana trojan. Windows malware downloaded on Ubuntu can affect Windows, though (not sure it it has to be moved to the Windows partition manually or not).

I think since Wine is virtualization, it shouldn't affect Ubuntu, and because Ubuntu is a linux/unix distro, it shouldn't be able to run anyway (but don't take my word on that).

Not sure about the last question.

This post has been edited by TechlessOS_3211: 24 September 2011 - 07:39 PM

peruano1947, on 24 September 2011 - 05:01 PM, said:

What do you mean with affect, do you mean infection? Do you have any evidence that makes you fear this? Like issues with Ubuntu?

peruano1947, on 24 September 2011 - 05:01 PM, said:

No, but if it propagates via the network it could infect other Windows machines on your network. Or the Internet.

peruano1947, on 24 September 2011 - 05:01 PM, said:

Browser? You mean you use Gmail, Hotmail, ...?

TechlessOS_3211, on 24 September 2011 - 07:38 PM, said:

The Boonana trojan is written in Java, and can run on different operating systems that have the JRE installed. That is why some call it cross-platform. But that does not mean it can infect cross-platform via partitions.

Didier Stevens, on 25 September 2011 - 12:21 PM, said:

Do you know what area it can affect like run when ubuntu starts or only affect java applets?

peruano1947, on 01 October 2011 - 12:54 PM, said:

No, I don't know how this trojan behaves when run on Ubuntu.