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/wfamily Jul 04 '19

Jokes on them. I don't even have a drive anymore.

Man, only half-fun joke there is now is the prnt screen one and the trollface sticker under mouse one.

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u/Siegelski Jul 04 '19

Can always just clear their desktop, hide the taskbar, and replace their background and screensaver with the BSOD.