Now Linux Can Get Viruses, Via Wine
Wine has advanced enough to make Linux not immune to Windows viruses. However, just like many Wine applications, it takes a bit of effort to get the program off the ground. Also, just like some Windows programs running via Wine, not all features may work — in this case, the crippling of the system, immunity to the task manager, identity theft, etc."
I forget who, but some wiseguy stuck a link to site (www.vivilan.cn - not linkified so Google doesn't mark me as evil) on his Facebook wall, which reminded me of one reason I love Firefox (and Linux): security! See, the site is actually a redirect to another site, which is a redirect to another site which tries to show you a fake Windows interface telling you your computer has several viruses and a ton of trojans, and offering a free download to clean them. Clicking on them gives you a nice program called "Windows Police Pro", which is a... virus.
But let's take it slowly. If you're using Firefox, you can actually click on the link safely, since all you get is this:
