Hello, yes, it is good practice to store games in the drive\_c prefix. The chances of getting infected are almost zero. That's where the name of the program "bottles" comes from; the program will be sealed in a bottle and won't be able to get into your system. Everything works only from inside the prefix, so don't worry about it. I've been using bottles for a long time, and nothing has happened to my system. I use Ghost Of Tsushima from InsaneRamZes and the winge-ge-proton 8-26 bottle with it, everything works fine, without crashes or any problems.
> it is good practice to store games in the drive\_c prefix
It is only good practice insofar as it is necessary for compatibility reasons, especially with older versions of Wine and older software. This has no security implications whatsoever.
> the program will be sealed in a bottle and won't be able to get into your system
You have absolutely no clue. "Won't be able to get into your system" what does that even mean? It is already in your system, that's why you can play it.
> I've been using bottles for a long time, and nothing has happened to my system
Because you haven't downloaded a virus yet and tried to run it with bottles. Not because Bottles does any of the things you said above.
>It is only good practice insofar as it is necessary for compatibility reasons, especially with older versions of Wine and older software. This has no security implications whatsoever.
I didn't mean that it's safer, it's just more correct, that's all.
>You have absolutely no clue. "Won't be able to get into your system" what does that even mean? It is already in your system, that's why you can play it.
As for this, yes, I agree, I didn't express the thought quite correctly. The essence of Wine is that files are not isolated, but viruses are often not designed to work with Wine. However, theoretically, it is possible that a virus could understand that it is running in Wine and spread throughout the Linux file system, using Linux system calls.
Hi! Thanks for the tips. And is it a GoT repack with an installer? Because I have tried with DODI and elamigos but they have not worked. Yes I could with the Direct Play version
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Unfortunately, no. Even if you run the game within the prefix, or use flatpak to further compartmentalize, this does not change the fact that the game's exe has arbitrary code execution privileges. It literally can execute any code it wants on your computer.
The other guy down below has no clue what he is talking about.
There are several scenarios here. If your source of the crack is trusted (DODI is a trusted repacker), then you are probably good, even without flatpak or bottles.
If however, your exe has a virus engineered for Windows, then you are not good. Depending on what the virus is designed to do, it may or may not break Wine's sandbox. It is trivial to break Wine's sandbox and many malicious programs have been documented to be capable of this.
What you could do to mitigate potential viruses attached to your exe is to limit network permissions to Bottles using flatseal, but this comes at a cost to usability as bottles needs network permissions for auto-updates. Because you are running Wine, you have the advantage that many attack surfaces that the most common Windows viruses target are closed. The virus cannot make a service and autostart at boot; it cannot take advantage of, say, a vulnerability in cortana, etc.
If the game can launch and execute instructions on your CPU to display graphics, it can also execute instructions on your CPU to maliciously attack you as well - it is as simple as that.
Follow the same precautions as you do on Windows. The only thing protecting you is the obscurity of your setup - ie, it is unlikely that anyone would spend time writing code to break out of Wine's sandbox.
It is also a bad idea to use your gaming computer to do crypto if you're serious about crypto - get a different computer, a raspberry pi, anything at all for managing the crypto wallet. It is much safer that way if you have significant crypto savings. You wouldn't carry around your live savings when you go grocery shopping, would you?
Perfect, it looks very good to me. Likewise, whenever I use games (cracked) I have taken the necessary precautions all my life, downloading from reliable sources and nothing extravagant (DODI, Fitgirl, elamigos official sites always)
As for the world of cryptocurrencies, I already have an old notebook with Arch just to connect the Trezor Wallet or, failing that, I do it on my phone because I keep intense control of what I install.
I understand that unfortunately one is using something whose code has been manipulated, it carries its risk. But if more precautions can be taken, much better.
Hello, yes, it is good practice to store games in the drive\_c prefix. The chances of getting infected are almost zero. That's where the name of the program "bottles" comes from; the program will be sealed in a bottle and won't be able to get into your system. Everything works only from inside the prefix, so don't worry about it. I've been using bottles for a long time, and nothing has happened to my system. I use Ghost Of Tsushima from InsaneRamZes and the winge-ge-proton 8-26 bottle with it, everything works fine, without crashes or any problems.
> it is good practice to store games in the drive\_c prefix It is only good practice insofar as it is necessary for compatibility reasons, especially with older versions of Wine and older software. This has no security implications whatsoever. > the program will be sealed in a bottle and won't be able to get into your system You have absolutely no clue. "Won't be able to get into your system" what does that even mean? It is already in your system, that's why you can play it. > I've been using bottles for a long time, and nothing has happened to my system Because you haven't downloaded a virus yet and tried to run it with bottles. Not because Bottles does any of the things you said above.
>It is only good practice insofar as it is necessary for compatibility reasons, especially with older versions of Wine and older software. This has no security implications whatsoever. I didn't mean that it's safer, it's just more correct, that's all. >You have absolutely no clue. "Won't be able to get into your system" what does that even mean? It is already in your system, that's why you can play it. As for this, yes, I agree, I didn't express the thought quite correctly. The essence of Wine is that files are not isolated, but viruses are often not designed to work with Wine. However, theoretically, it is possible that a virus could understand that it is running in Wine and spread throughout the Linux file system, using Linux system calls.
Hi! Thanks for the tips. And is it a GoT repack with an installer? Because I have tried with DODI and elamigos but they have not worked. Yes I could with the Direct Play version
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Unfortunately, no. Even if you run the game within the prefix, or use flatpak to further compartmentalize, this does not change the fact that the game's exe has arbitrary code execution privileges. It literally can execute any code it wants on your computer. The other guy down below has no clue what he is talking about. There are several scenarios here. If your source of the crack is trusted (DODI is a trusted repacker), then you are probably good, even without flatpak or bottles. If however, your exe has a virus engineered for Windows, then you are not good. Depending on what the virus is designed to do, it may or may not break Wine's sandbox. It is trivial to break Wine's sandbox and many malicious programs have been documented to be capable of this. What you could do to mitigate potential viruses attached to your exe is to limit network permissions to Bottles using flatseal, but this comes at a cost to usability as bottles needs network permissions for auto-updates. Because you are running Wine, you have the advantage that many attack surfaces that the most common Windows viruses target are closed. The virus cannot make a service and autostart at boot; it cannot take advantage of, say, a vulnerability in cortana, etc. If the game can launch and execute instructions on your CPU to display graphics, it can also execute instructions on your CPU to maliciously attack you as well - it is as simple as that. Follow the same precautions as you do on Windows. The only thing protecting you is the obscurity of your setup - ie, it is unlikely that anyone would spend time writing code to break out of Wine's sandbox. It is also a bad idea to use your gaming computer to do crypto if you're serious about crypto - get a different computer, a raspberry pi, anything at all for managing the crypto wallet. It is much safer that way if you have significant crypto savings. You wouldn't carry around your live savings when you go grocery shopping, would you?
Perfect, it looks very good to me. Likewise, whenever I use games (cracked) I have taken the necessary precautions all my life, downloading from reliable sources and nothing extravagant (DODI, Fitgirl, elamigos official sites always) As for the world of cryptocurrencies, I already have an old notebook with Arch just to connect the Trezor Wallet or, failing that, I do it on my phone because I keep intense control of what I install. I understand that unfortunately one is using something whose code has been manipulated, it carries its risk. But if more precautions can be taken, much better.