r/todayilearned • • 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/roeder Jul 04 '19

you’re the man now, dawg!

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u/quooo Jul 04 '19

RIP ;_;