Gokar
Encyclopedia
Gokar is a computer virus
of the worm
-type. It is written by Simon Vallor
. Gokar spreads via the internet
by sending itself as an e-mail attachment
to addresses in the Outlook address book. For description/information about this virus go to the 'sophos'-link below this page.
Computer virus
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability...
of the worm
Computer worm
A computer worm is a self-replicating malware computer program, which uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes and it may do so without any user intervention. This is due to security shortcomings on the target computer. Unlike a computer virus, it does not need to attach...
-type. It is written by Simon Vallor
Simon Vallor
Simon Vallor aka Gobo is a web designer from North Wales who, in December 2002, pleaded guilty to writing and distributing three computer viruses. On 21 January 2003 he was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court, London to a two-year custodial sentence. He pleaded guilty to spreading the viruses –...
. Gokar spreads via the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
by sending itself as an e-mail attachment
E-mail attachment
An email attachment is a computer file sent along with an email message. One or more files can be attached to any email message, and be sent along with it to the recipient. This is typically used as a simple method to share documents and images...
to addresses in the Outlook address book. For description/information about this virus go to the 'sophos'-link below this page.