Five Israelis charged over Goner
News Five Israeli minors have been charged for allegedly creating the Goner virus, according to reports. The Goner worm spread rapidly in December 2001 by email and, once activated, it shut down antivirus and firewall protection on infected PCs.
[August 6, 2002, 12:45]
Goner proves social viruses still a threat
News The rapidly spreading Pentagone (or "Goner") worm is proof that many people are still falling victim to viruses that are activated by tricking them into double-clicking an attachment. At around 3:00pm on Tuesday, the company said it was stopping...
[December 5, 2001, 12:00]
Four held in Israel for Goner virus
News Four Israeli teenagers have been remanded in custody on suspicion of writing the malicious Goner email worm, which is thought to have spread more rampantly than last year's infamous Love Letter virus.
[December 10, 2001, 10:24]
'Goner' worm spreading fast
News Antivirus experts expected infections of the Visual Basic Script program--also known as "Goner" and "Gone" -- to surge again on Wednesday when employees and home PC users open email that may be infected, thus allowing the spread of the virus to...
[December 5, 2001, 8:54]
Seasonal virus is unwelcome present
News This won't be as big as Goner, but it is likely to be the biggest Christmas virus," said Alex Shipp, antivirus technology expert at MessageLabs. A mass-mailing Internet worm that purports to offer New Year greetings has been spreading rapidly...
[December 19, 2001, 18:07]
Xmas increases spam by 650 percent
News What's happening now is people are getting fun Christmas games but amongst them all are things like the Goner virus," Heunemann said. The festive spirit has seen Christmas email spam swell 650 percent since this time last year, heightening the...
[December 7, 2001, 9:21]
Ballmer and Gates are quitters, says Sun boss
Talkback Ask Scott about the demise of the following, each touted as ‘strategic’ in their day: ï‚· JOE ï‚· NEO ï‚· Enterprise Manager ï‚· Domain Manager ï‚· Site Manager ï‚· Job Scheduler ï‚· Java Management API (JMAPI) ï‚· Javastations 1 and 2 ï...
[August 4, 2003, 14:57]
Worm targets security software
News Attacking security software is an old trick, Trilling said, noting that the recent Goner worm employed similar tactics. A destructive new worm that destroys antivirus software on infected computers was slowly spreading on Wednesday.
[January 3, 2002, 9:24]
Email viruses show dramatic rise
News The two most dramatic outbreaks of all time recorded by MessageLabs remain Goner, at one in 30 last December, and the number one LoveBug, which hit one in every 28 in May 2000. Email viruses are now almost twice as prevalent as they were in 2001...
[December 16, 2002, 10:19]
