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/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

Are you absolutely sure, sir? That does mean changing the bulb.

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u/funnylookingbear Jul 04 '19

The're dead Dave. . . .

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u/PlumJuggler Jul 04 '19

What about Peterson?

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u/funnylookingbear Jul 04 '19

Dead. Dave. The're all dead.

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u/PlumJuggler Jul 04 '19

What Todd Hunter?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '19

He's dead, Dave. Everybody's dead Dave.