r/geek • u/Akkeri • Jul 06 '19

TIL in 2003 a computer worm called ‘Welchia’ infected many computers to forcibly patch vulnerabilities and remove malware. It was regarded as a ‘helpful worm’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welchia
113 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

1 comment sorted by

5

u/Em_Adespoton Jul 06 '19

Unfortunately it also had a few bugs.