Not only had been many methods infected, but when word of the issue spread, many more uninfected systems severed their community connections to forestall themselves from getting infected. Gene Spafford and his staff at Purdue University and Mark Eichen and Jon Rochlis at M.I.T studied the worm extensively. Sadly, its infection didn’t increase public consciousness of viruses, apart from a certain quantity of fear and misunderstanding. Fortunately, most viruses seen so far have a modest effect, similar to displaying a message or emitting a sound.