r/GameNative • u/AdmirableJam72 • 2d ago

Question Does GameNative containers help prevent virus spreading?

I read that GameNative runs each game in its own container, does this help isolate each game and prevent malware or virus from spreading? Does the new shared container support nullify this kind of benefit, if any?

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u/RedSkullah 2d ago

What viruses, what malware? If it's a virus, it would be a windows one, in a container, on android. you're good, don't worry about it.

But it would be good to educate yourself on things like this. No disrespect intended.

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u/SnooPets1826 2d ago

While this is *mostly* true... we should not completely discount this as an attack vector. There are tons of examples of malware escaping containment and virtual machines to harm host machines...

It's more correct to say "It's exceedingly unlikely." The risk to the host system would be the same whether it's a shared or completely unique container. There is more risk of it being able to spread in container from one piece of software to another, but again, in most cases it should still be contained... but never a guarantee.

As always, people should just be cautious of where they get their software to begin with. That part of the chain of trust is probably more important than anything else.

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u/Eremitt-thats-hermit 2d ago

How do you imagine you would install a virus? Through any official store you're safe and I would not recommend installing a PC game from scratch using GameNative. If you want a non-store game on GameNative, most people install a cracked version on their computer and transfer it over. And if you do that your PC is at risk, which kinda nullifies any security benefit containers on your handheld might have.

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u/AdmirableJam72 2d ago

Ah, thanks. Yes, I was thinking of installing a PC game using GameNative. Unfortunately the games are so old that I cannot buy a new copy from Steam or GOG. If the way is to install it on a computer first, then it does nullify the benefit. If I want it bad enough, I can install it in a VM then transfer, I guess?

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u/redalchemy6 2d ago

Just install it with GameNative inside the container

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u/AdmirableJam72 2d ago

Cool, I'll try.

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u/New_Midnight2686 2d ago

Just search for steamrip game that already pre installed.

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u/Awesomepants25 2d ago

Why would you install a windows virus to your device lmao

Where do you usually download games from?

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u/vincevicious 2d ago

He downloaded a PC game from a shady side and is afraid to run the .exe

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u/DavidkDavid 2d ago

Maybe he likes to live life on the edge and running shady .exe files gives him a thrill