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Old 03-21-2010, 02:18 PM   #1
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Does Spyware on the Windows partition also affect Mandriva?


I have on my PC installed:
Windows XP
Mandriva 2010

Mostly I use Windows, but I am aware that spyware downloaded from visited sites can cause problem for a site I also have on a web hotel.
By keyloggers hackers can find out passwords and username for my site and then infect that my site with malware to further propagation.

I wondering, if I have a keylogger on my Windows partition can it register my keyboard events in Mandriva 2010? It is safe to use Mandriva, if the Windows partition is infected with spyware?
 
Old 03-21-2010, 02:53 PM   #2
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A keylogger on your Windows partition is just a regular file to your Mandriva system. It must have executable permissions to become a program. And then, if it is a Windows program, it isn't going to be able to load and run without special help. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
  


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