Goner, Yet Another Virus
WinInfo | at | by Mike
A malicious new computer virus is making the rounds this week, just a week after the W32/BadTrans-B propagated through the Inboxes of unsuspecting users. And like last week's outbreak, the new worm, dubbed Goner, is targeted at unsophisticated Outlook users who lack basic security knowledge. But Goner is a bit more nefarious than other worms, as it deletes files on the user's computer, including those that might otherwise protect the system from attack. By some estimates, there are already hundreds of thousands of infected machines out there, a number that is expected to grow as the week progresses.