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Everything about Welchia
2003 computer worm
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. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: WelchiaA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Etude des clostridiacae du genre Welchia, responsables des entérotoxémies animalesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Rôle de Eimaria Tenella et Eimaria Necatrix dans l’Epizootologie de l’entérite du poussin provoquée par Welchia, Agni var, Paludis C.Cited 1 times
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Rôle de Eimaria Tenella et Eimaria Necatrix dans l’Epizootologie de l’entérite du poussin provoquée par Welchia, Agni var, Paludis C.
Non-puerperal infections due to Welchia perfringens, without hemolysis or anuria
Recrudescence des infections animales à Welchia perfringens A
Η ΕΝΤΕΡΟΤΟΞΙΝΑΙΜΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΟΣΧΩΝ ΟΦΕΙΛΟΜΕΝΗ ΕΙΣ Welchia perfringens ΤΥΠΟΥ Α ΕΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΙ
Entérite hémorragique aiguë à Welchia perfringens chez des zébus du Sénégal
ΤΑΥΤΟΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ TΩN ΤΥΠΩΝ Β, C ΚΑΙ D TOY ΓΕΝΟΥΣ WELCHIA ΔIA TOY ΠΡΟΣΔΙΟΡΙΣΜΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΣΥΝΘΕΣΕΩΣ ΑΥΤΩΝ
Septicémie à Welchia perfringens observée sur des Eléphants de Mer Mirunga leonina (L.)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Etude des clostridiacae du genre Welchia, responsables des entérotoxémies animalesPatrick Alain Michel Barbey · 1969
- 📕Contribution à l'étude des entérotoxémies à Welchia perfringens chez les bovinsBernard Brucher · 1961
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