Can a windows virus downloaded in linux be transferred to windows?

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Published on 2013-11-12T20:24:26Z Indexed on 2013/11/12 21:57 UTC
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I know that linux is mostly safe from viruses, however: if you do download a windows virus (i.e., through a drive-by download), will it just sit there on your computer, and take up space? Is it unable to infect files because of the different operating system? If you transfer files between computers (by using a usb flash drive or through online file sharing), is there any risk that the virus could be transferred to windows and activate?

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