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| | Goner is a script kiddie-inspired worm that disables firewalls, antivirus - Tech Update - ZDNet |
 | | Let there be no doubt that script kiddies--inexperienced malicious programmers--have taken up the once lowly skill of virus writing. |
 | | Goner's (w32.Goner.A@mm) pop-up displays look like a typical script kiddie Web-site defacement, complete with the typical script kiddie "greetz." Besides spreading rapidly by e-mail, and therefore posing a threat to e-mail servers, Goner spreads via ICQ and also shuts down antivirus and firewall protection, leaving your Windows computer vulnerable to other attacks. |
 | | If ICQ, a favorite program of script kiddies, is also present on the infected computer, Goner will attempt to spread copies of itself through that service as well. |
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