https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welchia

Welchia, also known as the “Nachi worm”, is a computer worm that exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft remote procedure call (RPC) service similar to the Blaster worm. However, unlike Blaster, it first searches for and deletes Blaster if it exists, then tries to download and install security patches from Microsoft that would prevent further infection by Blaster, so it is classified as a helpful worm. Welchia was successful in deleting Blaster, but Microsoft claimed that it was not always successful in applying their security patch.[

    • JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      A better analogy to the OP might be… Inserts DNA into a cell that that cell…

      Granted, I haven’t been in a biology class in like 7 years but isn’t that how viruses work, and by extensions bacteriophage? I think they use RNA instead of DNA, but that’s pedantic