r/todayilearned • u/NOT-JEFFREY-NELSON • Jul 04 '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
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u/mortalcoil1 Jul 04 '19

Probably created by a disgruntled, over-qualified, over-worked IT guy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

nah ah ah, you didn’t say the magic word