So, how does one charm a worm?

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Little doubt remains that the Stuxnet worm represents one of the most sophisticated digital attacks on critical infrastructure systems that cybersecurity researchers have ever seen.

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One such tool, the Ramen worm, attacks computers that run a particular version of the Linux operating system.

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You have Worm's Head on one side and Burry Holms on the other side.

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When people drink the water, the worm begins to grow inside them and can reach one meter in length.

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Now, that zombie software is becoming more infectious and sophisticated: One strain in particular, the so-called "Storm worm, " has enslaved between 15 and 50 million PCs, by security researchers' estimates.

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This month's update issued patches for 49 vulnerabilities, including one that plugs a hole exploited by Stuxnet, the first-known worm designed to target real-world infrastructure such as power stations, water plants and industrial units.

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One of the best known may be Terracycle, which got its start selling fertilizer from worm poop and now has all sorts of backpacks and the like created from recycled juice pouches and other used stuff.

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One of the enzymes, a proton pump, was abundant in the roots, the part of the worm that penetrates the bone.

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