Malware type: Worm

Aliases: Email-Worm.Win32.Gokar (Kaspersky), W32/Gokar@MM (McAfee), W32.Gokar.A@mm (Symantec), W32/Gokar.1 (Avira), W32/Gokar-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows

Encrypted: No

Description: 
This Windows-executable worm is compiled in Visual Basic. It is capable of propagating via Microsoft Outlook and mIRC, and arrives as a randomly named attachment in an email message. The worm also uses the mIRC application to install a backdoor program. It does not have a destructive payload.

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Description created: Dec. 12, 2001 2:43:59 AM GMT -0800
Description updated: Dec. 13, 2001 8:48:43 AM GMT -0800

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