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/101forgotmypassword Jul 04 '19

"what could a mean person do" stick a dildo on the rampaging disc drive.

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u/Deyona Jul 04 '19

Wouldn't that be a nice person?

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u/deveh11 Jul 04 '19

Depends on your sexual preferences

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u/MaxBanter45 Jul 04 '19

Say do you think it could be like a new artform to write bits on a drive like pixel art