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. The Pentagone worm is thought to have originated from Europe...
[December 5, 2001, 12:00]
'Goner' Worm Spreading Fast
News The "Pentagone" worm spread quickly on Tuesday, but slowed near the end of the day, as companies took measures to prevent infections. By late Tuesday afternoon, Symantec had received more than 1,000 reports of Pentagone worm infections -- each...
[December 5, 2001, 8:54]
Four Held In Israel For Goner Virus
News Evidence that linked the boys to the Goner worm (so called because of its reference to what it calls the "Pentagone") was presented to the Northern Branch of the Anti-Fraud Squad on Wednesday. Four Israeli teenagers have been remanded in custody on...
[December 10, 2001, 10:24]
2001: The Year Of The Virus
News In December 2001, the mass-mailing Pentagone (or "Goner") worm, written in Visual Basic Script (VBS), threatened to wreak as much havoc as last year's infamous "LoveLetter" email worm. Antivirus firm MessageLabs said that within 24 hours of...
[December 26, 2001, 6:31]
Five Israelis Charged Over Goner
News Besides displaying a message taking credit for the worm -- "Pentagone coded by: suid tested by: ThE_SkuLL and Isatanl" -- and a traditional script kiddie greetz -- "greetings to TraceWar, k9unit, stef16, ^Reno.
[August 6, 2002, 12:45]
