Redesi
Encyclopedia
Redesi is a Win32 worm
written by Simon Vallor
who also wrote worm-programs like Gokar
and Admirer. Redesi uses Microsoft Outlook to spread. These worms arrive in an email message with a randomly chosen subject.
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...
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 –...
who also wrote worm-programs like Gokar
Gokar
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....
and Admirer. Redesi uses Microsoft Outlook to spread. These worms arrive in an email message with a randomly chosen subject.